Birmingham vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 210% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1780th and 7238th ($2004 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 58th and 2438th 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
$19
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$11975

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575