Birmingham vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
633K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1471st and 2305th ($2204 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1739th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 311th 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
$18.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.76
 Cappuccino
$5
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$27334

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809