Birmingham vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.56M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 234% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1731st and 7649th ($2046 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 32nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Shaoyang

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	Birmingham	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610