Glasgow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
626K
2.6M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 61% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2103rd and 4516th ($1884 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st 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 Taipei. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589