Birmingham vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	1.14M	442K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 34% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1731st and 103rd ($2046 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 80th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Miami

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	Birmingham	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$25328

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860