Birmingham vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	1.14M	9.37M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 181% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1731st and 6780th ($2046 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 68th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 32nd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hefei

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	Birmingham	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$8558

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699