Birmingham vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	594K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 111% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1454th and 5298th ($2219 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 41st and 939th 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	$18.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$15104

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115