Birmingham vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$886
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 197% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7163rd ($1951 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 35th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Wuhan

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Birmingham Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586