Birmingham vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	577K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1702nd ($1951 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 240th 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	$16.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$24191

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378