Birmingham vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
10M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 255% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1471st and 7795th ($2204 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 196th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 25th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Changsha

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Birmingham Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$9728

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554