Birmingham vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
13.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 191% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1780th and 6886th ($2004 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 58th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600