Birmingham vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4344
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1037
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1681
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$513
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$4085
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
633K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1780th and 2436th ($2004 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1929th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Memphis

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Birmingham Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$27049

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$1841
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$1834
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2153
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2138
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1830
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2151
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$1842
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$1867
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2187
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1715
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1827
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1972
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1785
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$2117
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1864
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1800
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1915
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1985
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$2038
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1650
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1875
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2074
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1313
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$2030
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2075
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1819
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1834
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1888
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1460
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1742
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$1968
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$2123
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$2045
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1987
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2534
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1534
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1368
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2300