Birmingham vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.33M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 80% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4726th ($2137 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 37th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Nagoya

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	Birmingham	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$10854

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966