Birmingham vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.14M
18.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 181% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1471st and 6854th ($2204 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 34th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 25th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Guangzhou

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Birmingham Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$19408

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711