Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 49% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1471st and 4074th ($2204 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 25th and 2482nd 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
$18.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$13182

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005