Birmingham vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
10M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 261% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7882nd ($2137 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 200th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 48th and 3381st 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
$17.5
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$7438

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546