Glasgow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
626K
2.43M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 69% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1708th and 4646th ($2114 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 39th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Taipei

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Glasgow Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612