Birmingham vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$981
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
1.14M
679K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 20% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2820th ($2137 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1979th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in El Paso. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs El Paso ranked 206th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$62.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$6990

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1842
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1602
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1750
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$850
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1896
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$813
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1880
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$944
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1964
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1015
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$895
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2150
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1940
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2095
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2046
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1784
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$727
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2204
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2084
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2245
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2235
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1912
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2151
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2466
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2491
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2403
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3031
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2024
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$982
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2407
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2447
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2349
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2371