Birmingham vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3070
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
189K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 7% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1780th and 2147th ($2004 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 58th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Brussels

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Birmingham Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$23098

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650