Birmingham vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.14M
13M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 90% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1731st and 5091st ($2046 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 32nd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$11652

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541