Birmingham vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.14M
17.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 143% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6334th ($2137 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 48th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.12
🥤 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
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634