Glasgow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2011
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4929
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2177
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3222
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
626K
2.33M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 130% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1806th and 6171st ($2011 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2489
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3920
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2776
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.83
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1078
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15092
$18619

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443