Birmingham vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.47M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 168% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1454th and 6645th ($2219 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 14th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 41st and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cali

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	Birmingham	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$6650

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703