Birmingham vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1513
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 90% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1780th and 4954th ($2004 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 176th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$6355

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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 Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871