Birmingham vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.71M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 78% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1780th and 4647th ($2004 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Budapest. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 58th and 485th 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
$19
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10141

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040