Birmingham vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.08M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1731st and 2308th ($2046 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 19th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 32nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cologne

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Birmingham Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861