Glasgow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
626K
2.36M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 114% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1708th and 5651st ($2114 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 39th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Taoyuan

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Glasgow Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473