Birmingham vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.14M
8.78M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 191% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1780th and 6882nd ($2004 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 58th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083