Birmingham vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$4295
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
1.14M
644K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1731st and 795th ($2046 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Denmark, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 32nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Copenhagen

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Birmingham Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$8.66
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$13230

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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 Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546