Birmingham vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Birmingham | Manchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Birmingham is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1622nd and 1330th ($2137 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 39th in the United Kingdom.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 48th vs 107th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Birmingham vs Manchester
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| Birmingham | Manchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Birmingham
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.7 km or 2.9 mi |  Smethwick | |
| 6.8 km or 4.2 mi | West Bromwich | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Halesowen | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Solihull | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Walsall | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Dudley | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Aldridge | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | Willenhall | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Stourbridge | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wolverhampton | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bromsgrove | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Redditch | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Tamworth | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Cannock | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Kidderminster | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Coventry | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Nuneaton | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Warwick | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Leamington Spa | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Hinckley | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Worcester | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Stafford | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Burton upon Trent | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Telford | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Rugby | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Leicester | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Derby | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Loughborough | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Banbury | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Shrewsbury | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Cheltenham | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Market Harborough | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Leek | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Gloucester | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Hereford | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Nottingham | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Northampton |
Cities near Manchester
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 km or 2.7 mi | Salford | |
| 5.3 km or 3.3 mi | Droylsden | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Stretford | |
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi | Sale | |
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Oldham | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Altrincham | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Bury | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rochdale | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bolton | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Chorley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | St Helens | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Widnes | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Blackburn | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Runcorn | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Burnley | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Huddersfield | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Halifax | |
| 39 km or 25 mi | Brighouse | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Leek | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Crewe | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Preston | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Dewsbury | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bradford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Batley | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Keighley | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bootle | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Barnsley | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Liverpool | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Sheffield | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Chester | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Bebington | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Crosby |