Birmingham vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	1.14M	7.82M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 260% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1471st and 7879th ($2204 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 222nd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 25th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$19212

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522