Glasgow vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
626K
2.6M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 74% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4715th ($2013 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 311th 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
$20.1
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605