Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 55% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1454th and 4274th ($2219 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 6th 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 1.7 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 41st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Mexico City

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Birmingham Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$11420

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023