Birmingham vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2738
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3353rd ($1951 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 271st 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 35th and 87th 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	$16.7	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307