Birmingham vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	936K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1622nd and 950th ($2137 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Israel, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 48th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Jerusalem

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	Birmingham	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850