Birmingham vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$2420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 162% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1471st and 6587th ($2204 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 876th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hiroshima

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Birmingham Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$3346

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901