Birmingham vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 65% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4534th ($1951 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 35th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$19749

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581