Birmingham vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
1.14M
6.44M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 186% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1731st and 6841st ($2046 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 32nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694