Glasgow vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
626K
1.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 147% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1806th and 6380th ($2011 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Tainan

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Glasgow Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$6108

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GlasgowTainan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682