Baltimore vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1902
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$3394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	586K	1.14M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 9% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 1330th and 1731st ($2223 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 79th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 121st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Birmingham

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	Baltimore	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$19729

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Birmingham

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