Birmingham vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$4961
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$2044
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$3346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.91M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 3% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1818th ($1951 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 35th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hamburg City

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Birmingham Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.27
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$24460

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1514
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1501
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1489
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1482
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1437
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1485
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1425
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1514
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1473
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1484
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1428
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1530
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1397
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1459
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1599
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1456
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1456
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1488
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1482
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1382
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1452
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1432
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1432
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1450
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1382
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1451
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1626
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1231
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1556
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1358
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1458
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1442
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1307
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1451
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1451
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1321