Birmingham vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	3.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 36% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1731st and 72nd ($2046 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 47th 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	$17.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$28613

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754