Birmingham vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$5339
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1290
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4308
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	88
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	776K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1471st and 1384th ($2204 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 25th and 48th 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	$18.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$21222

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778