Glasgow vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
626K
3.03M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 116% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6052nd ($2013 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$13638

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716