Birmingham vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.4M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 200% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7025th ($2137 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 48th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$15234

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531