Birmingham vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
1.14M
488K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1780th and 1692nd ($2004 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 46th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 58th vs 64th 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
$19
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$14724

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666