Birmingham vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 191% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6924th ($2137 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belarus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 48th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$11271

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879