Birmingham vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
11.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 142% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6419th ($1951 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 23rd 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 Hangzhou. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 35th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hangzhou

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Birmingham Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$31296

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746