Birmingham vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	24.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 68% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1780th and 4461st ($2004 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 58th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Shanghai

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	Birmingham	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$28143

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740