Glasgow vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
626K
2.72M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 112% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1712th and 5666th ($2121 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 42nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kaohsiung

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$11481

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610