Birmingham vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
32.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 209% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1731st and 7185th ($2046 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 32nd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556