Birmingham vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$622
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 267% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7972nd ($2137 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 48th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$14551

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499