Birmingham vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
7
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
133K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 62% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4439th ($2137 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Maldives, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Male. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 48th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$3575

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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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327