Birmingham vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
7
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.14M
133K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 58% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1731st and 4342nd ($2046 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Male. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 32nd and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$3225

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352