Birmingham vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3562
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
1.14M
626K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 2% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1731st and 1833rd ($2046 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 97th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 32nd vs 19th 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
$17.6
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$6.44
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12979

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364