Birmingham vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2002
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 108% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5371st ($2137 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 306th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 48th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kawaguchi

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	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066