Birmingham vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.05M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 100% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1454th and 5023rd ($2219 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 41st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs New Taipei

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Birmingham New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602