Birmingham vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	906K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 9% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1731st and 1248th ($2046 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1100th 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 Columbus. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 242nd 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	$17.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829