Birmingham vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$3047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	196K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1731st and 1988th ($2046 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 32nd and 173rd 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	$17.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$23380

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762