Birmingham vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4402
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1650
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$554
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3551
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
633K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1731st and 2338th ($2046 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1841st 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670