Birmingham vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
32.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 181% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1780th and 6733rd ($2004 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 58th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$27785

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548