Birmingham vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1043
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
623K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 73% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1731st and 4641st ($2046 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 17th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 32nd and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$3997

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612