Glasgow vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
626K
2.73M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 110% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1806th and 5750th ($2011 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 417th 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
$18.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$10905

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601