Birmingham vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.14M	9.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 100% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5647th ($1951 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Peru, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 35th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Lima

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	Birmingham	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697