Birmingham vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$4594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	875K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 22% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1731st and 574th ($2046 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 508th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Charlotte

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	Birmingham	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$25869

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088