Birmingham vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1622nd and 848th ($2137 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 48th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483