Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 68% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4604th ($1951 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 7th 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 35th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804