Birmingham vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 235% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7501st ($2137 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 48th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571