Birmingham vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	58
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.14M	738K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 118% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6073rd ($1951 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 825th 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 Kumamoto. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kumamoto ranked 343rd in Japan, while ranked 35th and 2451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kumamoto

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	Birmingham	Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$11936

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$871
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$873
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$872
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$870
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$874
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$871
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$874
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$869
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$866
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$873
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$863
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$896
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$850
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$876
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$839
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$883
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$888
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$866
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$834
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$884
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$848
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$875
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$876
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$838
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$847
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$914
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$872
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$866
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$878
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$882