Birmingham vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
1.14M
7.41M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 17% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1454th and 621st ($2219 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 41st and 632nd 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
$18.1
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$22890

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608