Birmingham vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$792
😷 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 182% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6838th ($2137 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 36th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 48th and 2100th 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
$17.5
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$14783

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677