Birmingham vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.36M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 98% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1780th and 5229th ($2004 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589