Birmingham vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1808
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.14M	20.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 210% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1731st and 7209th ($2046 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 32nd and 1933rd 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	$17.6	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$15153

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591