Birmingham vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
14
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 261% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1471st and 7898th ($2204 vs $610) 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 25th and 7422nd 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
$18.5
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531