Birmingham vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	20.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 237% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7530th ($2137 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 48th and 1800th 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	$17.5	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560