Birmingham vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 111% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1471st and 5226th ($2204 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 175th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$15187

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101