Birmingham vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$4433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
689K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 10% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1454th and 924th ($2219 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 798th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 41st and 281st 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
$18.1
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$7.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$30241

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581