Birmingham vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1169
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
96
32
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.14M
623K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 66% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1471st and 4482nd ($2204 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 9th in the United Kingdom and Greece, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 25th and 5386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Crete

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Birmingham Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$5223

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743