Birmingham vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
1.14M
17.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 114% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1731st and 5948th ($2046 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 32nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618