Birmingham vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
88
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
32.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 208% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7340th ($1951 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 35th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$26796

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539