Birmingham vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.87M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 134% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1471st and 5994th ($2204 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 6th 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 Taichung. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Taichung

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Birmingham Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684