Birmingham vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 76% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1454th and 4661st ($2219 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 41st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Taipei

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Birmingham Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602