Birmingham vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	1.14M	7.82M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 258% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7835th ($2137 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 183rd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 48th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$17107

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517