Birmingham vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.56M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 247% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1780th and 7871st ($2004 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 58th and 6810th 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	$19	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$11076

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586