Birmingham vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.29M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 133% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1780th and 6163rd ($2004 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 58th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716