Birmingham vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
11.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 145% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1471st and 6257th ($2204 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 17th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 25th and 3005th 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
$18.5
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$25159

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789