Birmingham vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
88
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
1.14M
488K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1454th and 1221st ($2219 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 37th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Ranked 2nd vs 8th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 41st vs 77th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Edinburgh

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Birmingham Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892