Birmingham vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$4263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	577K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1780th and 1560th ($2004 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1383rd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 138th 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	$19	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$24397

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253