Glasgow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
626K
3.03M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 125% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1806th and 6071st ($2011 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671