Birmingham vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3920
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
759K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1780th and 2040th ($2004 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 58th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Frankfurt

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Birmingham Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$14318

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574