Birmingham vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.36M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 123% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1471st and 5651st ($2204 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Taoyuan

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Birmingham Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473