Birmingham vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$967
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 249% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1780th and 7900th ($2004 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 401st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 58th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638