Birmingham vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.85M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1780th and 2013th ($2004 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 58th and 43rd 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
$19
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$28533

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274