Birmingham vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
64
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
3.33M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1731st and 1098th ($2046 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 32nd and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12682

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507