Birmingham vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	3.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 36% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1471st and 62nd ($2204 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 50th 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	$18.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000