Birmingham vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1491
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
1.14M
623K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 1780th and 4581st ($2004 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 58th and 5333rd 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
$19
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$4341

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647