Birmingham vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	90
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.51M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1471st and 863rd ($2204 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 25th and 44th 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	$18.5	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714