Birmingham vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 71% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1780th and 4516th ($2004 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$19102

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589