Birmingham vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$4436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.14M
689K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1622nd and 832nd ($2137 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 741st 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2563
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2399
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2382
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1600
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1280
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2034
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508