Birmingham vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.52M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 76% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4793rd ($1951 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 35th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kobe

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	Birmingham	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$16179

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079