Birmingham vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4494
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
373K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 12% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2297th ($2137 vs $1908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1793rd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cleveland ranked 90th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$9.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$18787

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314