Birmingham vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	3.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 39% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1973rd and 80th ($1951 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Los Angeles

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	Birmingham	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919