Birmingham vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 324% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8651st ($2137 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 48th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563