Birmingham vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.4M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 234% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1471st and 7558th ($2204 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 25th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Ningbo

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Birmingham Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538