Birmingham vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 296% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1780th and 8471st ($2004 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 58th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617