Glasgow vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
626K
2.73M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 116% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6046th ($2013 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 19th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kaohsiung

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Glasgow Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643