Birmingham vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3790
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
906K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 3% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1471st and 1634th ($2204 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1324th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Columbus

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Birmingham Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$5
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$20945

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936