Birmingham vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2148
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 142% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6313th ($2137 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 874th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 266th 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	$17.5	$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$3590

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956