Birmingham vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$4148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	888K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 7% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1454th and 1140th ($2219 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 975th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 41st and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Indianapolis

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	Birmingham	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$25946

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931