Birmingham vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1735
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	89
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	20.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 233% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1454th and 7467th ($2219 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 41st and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Chengdu

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	Birmingham	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580