Birmingham vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
689K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1973rd and 790th ($1951 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 733rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Nashville

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Birmingham Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$30520

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494