Birmingham vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
1.14M
18.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 170% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1780th and 6607th ($2004 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 58th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$18235

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620