Birmingham vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
1.14M
10.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 233% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1454th and 7469th ($2219 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 41st and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Dongguan

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Birmingham Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$22205

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608