Glasgow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
626K
2.29M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 119% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2103rd and 6163rd ($1884 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716