Birmingham vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.14M	9.07M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 298% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1731st and 8584th ($2046 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Shenyang

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	Birmingham	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511