Birmingham vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3703
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
488K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 9% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1731st and 1263rd ($2046 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 34th 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 4th vs 5th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 32nd vs 40th 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
$17.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767