Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 61% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4418th ($2137 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 48th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$11015

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030