Birmingham vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$2599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	1.14M	936K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 3% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1780th and 1907th ($2004 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 10th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 58th and 276th 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	$19	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$10218

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499