Birmingham vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.43M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 77% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1471st and 4646th ($2204 vs $1248) 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 178th 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
$18.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$16947

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612