Birmingham vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
626K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 6% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1780th and 2103rd ($2004 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 99th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Ranked 3rd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 58th vs 40th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Glasgow

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Birmingham Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251