Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 56% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1780th and 4206th ($2004 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 58th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10204

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881