Birmingham vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3717
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.51M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 12% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1731st and 1056th ($2046 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 32nd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Munich

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Birmingham Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668