Birmingham vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.54M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 56% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4340th ($1951 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 26th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kawasaki

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Birmingham Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$15204

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BirminghamKawasaki

Cost of living

$349

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116