Birmingham vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	1.14M	546K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 14% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1973rd and 2671st ($1951 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Portugal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 35th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Lisbon

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	Birmingham	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112