Birmingham vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$793
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
10M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 252% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1731st and 7989th ($2046 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 378th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$5672

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575