Birmingham vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
11.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 159% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6563rd ($2137 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 48th and 2980th 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
$17.5
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753