Birmingham vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 271% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1454th and 7960th ($2219 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 41st and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Zhoukou

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Birmingham Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514