Birmingham vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.14M	8.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 99% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 1471st and 4996th ($2204 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Colombia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Bogota. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 25th and 4429th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1001
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$30.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$8706

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$958
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$816
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$858
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$593
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$559
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$537
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$680
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$737
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$749
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$1045
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$749
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$862
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$740
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$769
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$606
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$1041
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$563
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1162
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$1012
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$788
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$850
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$802
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$631
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$524
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$678
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$674
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$765
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$687
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$755
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$725
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$797
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$733