Birmingham vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	639K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1731st and 1856th ($2046 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1553rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Detroit

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	Birmingham	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$16775

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614