Birmingham vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 72% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1731st and 4630th ($2046 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 32nd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$8550

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709