Birmingham vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$3912
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3076
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.14M	620K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 34% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1454th and 3436th ($2219 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 299th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 41st and 112th 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	$18.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$12468

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1576
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1510
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1435
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1446
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1404
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1432
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1451
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1401
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1453
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1488
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1467
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1179
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1454
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1334
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1478
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1460
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1462
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1276
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1497
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1464
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1146
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1396
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1330
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1490
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1355
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1466
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1460
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1475
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1325
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1305
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1475
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1437
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1473
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1476
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479