Birmingham vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.14M	13.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 184% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6956th ($1951 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 35th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tianjin

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	Birmingham	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616