Birmingham vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 94% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1731st and 5234th ($2046 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 362nd 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 584th 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	$17.6	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$12607

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095