Birmingham vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$4488
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1837
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$3355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	373K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 7% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1780th and 2157th ($2004 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1791st 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 Cleveland. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cleveland ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 58th and 222nd 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	$19	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$18748

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842