Glasgow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
626K
2.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 122% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1712th and 5984th ($2121 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 42nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Taichung

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Glasgow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665