Birmingham vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	467K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1471st and 604th ($2204 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 532nd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Long Beach

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	Birmingham	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164