Birmingham vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2128
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	96	65
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 153% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1454th and 6460th ($2219 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 41st and 88th 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	$18.1	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$3517

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$877
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$868
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$902
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$902
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$956
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$981
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$913
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$920
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$919
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$970
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$925
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$941
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$963
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$942
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$974
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$932
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$934
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$938
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$937
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$924
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$898
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$939
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$913
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$953
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1031
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$940
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1102
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$906
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1019
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$940
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$934
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$934