Birmingham vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$5483
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1834
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$4363
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
486K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 24% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1454th and 276th ($2219 vs $2921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 221st 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brookhaven ranked 1103rd in the United States, while ranked 41st and 3052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Brookhaven

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Birmingham Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$2314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$1523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$4097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$5885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$3551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$5.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$18.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$5.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$2249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$23283

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2779
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2686
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2401
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2713
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2144
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3722
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3059
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2732
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2642
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2606
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2554
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2302
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2564
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2698
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3460
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3644
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3032
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2294
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2647
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2387
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2670
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2711
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2971
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2690
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2258
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2650
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2127
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2492
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2697
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2816
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2600
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3020
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3312
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3510
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2809
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2385
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2803