Birmingham vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.14M	9.37M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 239% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1454th and 7557th ($2219 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 41st and 3551st 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	$18.1	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$9430

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677