Birmingham vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4528
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1853
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$3510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	373K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 4% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1731st and 1971st ($2046 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1633rd 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 Cleveland. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cleveland ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 269th 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	$17.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$18767

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813