Birmingham vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2906
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$562
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.72M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 92% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1471st and 4877th ($2204 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 25th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bucharest

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	Birmingham	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$14018

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725