Birmingham vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	577K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 0.9% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1731st and 1688th ($2046 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 188th 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	$17.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392