Birmingham vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$4187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
639K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 1% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1780th and 1843rd ($2004 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1594th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 172nd 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
$19
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$16868

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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 Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614