Birmingham vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 196% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1731st and 6979th ($2046 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 100th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 32nd and 2526th 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
$17.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$9062

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611