Birmingham vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	1.14M	24.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 80% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1731st and 4780th ($2046 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 32nd and 571st 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	$17.6	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$31401

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774