Birmingham vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.72M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 122% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1454th and 5666th ($2219 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 41st and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kaohsiung

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Birmingham Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$11481

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610