Birmingham vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$4830
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
875K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 26% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1780th and 361st ($2004 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 319th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 191st 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
$19
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$35.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$26419

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119