Birmingham vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 77% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1731st and 4715th ($2046 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st 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 Taipei. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 32nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.31
🥤 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
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605