Birmingham vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1588
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
57
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
788K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 96% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1731st and 5314th ($2046 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 420th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12706

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007