Birmingham vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.7M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 177% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6778th ($2137 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 48th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610