Glasgow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
626K
2.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 124% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1708th and 5994th ($2114 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 39th and 351st 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
$22.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$17517

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684