Birmingham vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3987
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
246K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 16% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2519th ($2137 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1889th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$15931

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017