Birmingham vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2795
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$997
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
96
32
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
1.14M
623K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 70% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4640th ($1951 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 11th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 35th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$4629

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1093
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1052
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1131
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1659
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1838
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$1038
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1437
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638