Birmingham vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1212
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$2399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.14M	625K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 46% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1780th and 3960th ($2004 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 531st in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 58th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Leipzig

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	Birmingham	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$10639

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204