Birmingham vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.91M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 0.7% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1471st and 1511th ($2204 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 25th and 38th 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
$18.5
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457