Birmingham vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
679K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1731st and 2613th ($2046 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1951st in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$7468

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352