Birmingham vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
13.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 31% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1471st and 3277th ($2204 vs $1678) 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 25th and 2774th 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
$18.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$20160

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749