Birmingham vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.71M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 127% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1471st and 5770th ($2204 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th 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 Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 281st 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
$18.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$13326

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617