Birmingham vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
93
41
🏙️ Population
1.14M
7.82M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 170% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1780th and 6604th ($2004 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 58th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543