Birmingham vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$4394
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$3249
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
373K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 3% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1973rd and 2110th ($1951 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cleveland

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Birmingham Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.65
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$18828

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860