Birmingham vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 165% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1454th and 6618th ($2219 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 41st and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Minsk

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Birmingham Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$12897

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882