Birmingham vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.4M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 176% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6849th ($1951 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 35th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522