Birmingham vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$2083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2076
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
42
😀 Quality of life
93
65
🏙️ Population
1.14M
542K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 4% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1780th and 1603rd ($2004 vs $2083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1421st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Fresno. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fresno ranked 1706th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 4568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$4.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$2655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$31096

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140