Birmingham vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.23M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 198% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7175th ($1951 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 35th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Xinyang

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	Birmingham	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558