Birmingham vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.87M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 143% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1731st and 6292nd ($2046 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719