Birmingham vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.73M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 119% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1731st and 6046th ($2046 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12438

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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