Birmingham vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$3098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ 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 0.2% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1622nd and 1636th ($2137 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1374th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 311th 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	$17.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$16684

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608