Birmingham vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 8% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1454th and 1039th ($2219 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 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 41st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Dubai

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Birmingham Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$16876

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492