Glasgow vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
626K
2.73M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 102% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2103rd and 5786th ($1884 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$12618

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655