Birmingham vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.35M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 136% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1454th and 6085th ($2219 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 41st and 373rd 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
$18.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$17081

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464