Birmingham vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3975
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
906K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 9% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1780th and 1282nd ($2004 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 202nd 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
$19
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861