Birmingham vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.33M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 127% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5995th ($2137 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$14970

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451