Birmingham vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
13.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 40% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1454th and 3728th ($2219 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 41st and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Moscow

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Birmingham Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791