Birmingham vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.14M
579K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 32% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1780th and 3358th ($2004 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 247th in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 58th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Essen

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Birmingham Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410