Birmingham vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	577K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 7% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1454th and 1833rd ($2219 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 41st and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Milwaukee

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	Birmingham	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$24369

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415