Birmingham vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2425
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1884
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	1.14M	738K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 111% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1731st and 5889th ($2046 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 802nd 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 Kumamoto. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 2570th 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	$17.6	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$933
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$936
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$938
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$938
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$942
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$946
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$936
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$950
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$951
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$971
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$932
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$979
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$1039
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$922
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$938
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$1003
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$1014
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$1007
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$1002
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$964
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$982
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$995
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$919