Birmingham vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
1.14M
587K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 45% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1471st and 3925th ($2204 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 521st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 25th and 23rd 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
$18.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$9789

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538