Birmingham vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 240% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1731st and 7753rd ($2046 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 32nd and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660