Glasgow vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
74
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
626K
1.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 106% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2103rd and 5887th ($1884 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$11040

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741