Birmingham vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1566
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
633K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2352nd ($2137 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1822nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 48th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$27140

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855