Birmingham vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.72M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 109% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1780th and 5593rd ($2004 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Romania, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 58th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$9569

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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 Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678