Birmingham vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.04M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 93% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1731st and 5212th ($2046 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605