Birmingham vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.04M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 88% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4867th ($2137 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$17207

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589