Birmingham vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$6294
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$3471
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$501
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	7.41M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 23% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1780th and 503rd ($2004 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 58th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hong Kong

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	Birmingham	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$20363

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611