Birmingham vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
20.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 212% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1780th and 7269th ($2004 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 58th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587