Birmingham vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 292% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1731st and 8506th ($2046 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 32nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619