Birmingham vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.14M
18.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 168% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1731st and 6602nd ($2046 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 32nd and 1036th 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
$17.6
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671