Birmingham vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$5541
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2667
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	42
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	1.14M	542K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 12% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1471st and 898th ($2204 vs $2494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 780th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fresno ranked 170th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Fresno

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	Birmingham	Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$12948

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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 Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2451
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2526
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2532
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2576
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2511
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2449
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2473
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2562
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2098
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2275
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2414
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2141
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2404
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2825
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2568
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2623
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2477
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2413
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2631
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2860
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2861
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2984
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2785
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2305
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2590
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2456
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2309
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3073
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1931
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3048
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2259
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2668
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2677
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3698
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2545
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2088
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1936
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2878
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2374