Birmingham vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.14M
12.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 96% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1780th and 5167th ($2004 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 58th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10868

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517