Glasgow vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
626K
2.35M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1712th and 6085th ($2121 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 42nd and 373rd 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
$23
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$17081

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464