Birmingham vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.58M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 154% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1471st and 6442nd ($2204 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 117th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 25th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Leon

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	Birmingham	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$3154

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832