Birmingham vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 101% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1731st and 5553rd ($2046 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Suzhou

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Birmingham Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645