Birmingham vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.47M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 159% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1471st and 6549th ($2204 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 17th in the United Kingdom and Colombia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 25th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$6818

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733