Birmingham vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
246K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 19% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1471st and 2604th ($2204 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Louisville

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Birmingham Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.96
 Cappuccino
$5
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035