Birmingham vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
1.14M
7.06M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 317% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8584th ($2137 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 473rd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 48th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$16794

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582