Birmingham vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.39M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 80% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1471st and 4703rd ($2204 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 15th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 25th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Guadalajara

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Birmingham Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1349
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$993
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$984
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1161
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$814
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$969
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$869
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$760
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$895
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1420
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$941
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$932
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$968
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$959
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$920
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1211
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$874
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$962
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$961
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$660
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$817
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$864
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1255
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$902
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$909
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$764
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$994
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1085