Beijing vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3011
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.14M

The cost of living in Beijing is 48% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5387th and 1973rd ($1016 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 86th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 989th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Birmingham

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	Beijing	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$18058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748