Birmingham vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$1220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	93	82
🏙️ Population	1.14M	546K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1780th and 2695th ($2004 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 58th and 372nd 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	$19	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$14616

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202