Birmingham vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 73% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1731st and 4643rd ($2046 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 32nd and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$11060

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090