Birmingham vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3937
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
1.14M
631K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 8% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2065th ($2137 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 10th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 48th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$23360

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1616
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1645
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1727
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1626
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1634
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1708
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1596
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1555
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1340
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1543
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1651
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1741
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2037
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1605
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1586
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1608
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1516
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1678
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1474
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1552
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1968