Glasgow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2058
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4930
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
626K
3.03M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 104% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5518th ($2058 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 52nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4064
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3045
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1138
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18105
$19915

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650