Birmingham vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	888K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1378th ($1951 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1239th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 191st 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	$16.7	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$27149

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890