Birmingham vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
1.14M
10.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 202% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1731st and 7055th ($2046 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623