Birmingham vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
1.14M
587K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 41% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1622nd and 3903rd ($2137 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 529th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 48th and 24th 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
$17.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$9800

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575