Birmingham vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 39% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1471st and 3675th ($2204 vs $1580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Hungary, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 25th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Budapest

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Birmingham Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$17067

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160