Birmingham vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$8068
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$2548
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$4099
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$6190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	676K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 41% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 1622nd and 27th ($2137 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 21st in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Boston

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	Birmingham	Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$8.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$27427

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833