Berlin vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.14M

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.4% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 1759th and 1780th ($2013 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 19th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Birmingham

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	Berlin	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$18689

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673