Birmingham vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	3.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1780th and 72nd ($2004 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 34th 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	$19	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862