Birmingham vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.14M
32.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 249% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1471st and 7730th ($2204 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 168th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 25th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Chongqing

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Birmingham Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$24949

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560