Birmingham vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
1.14M
689K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 10% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1471st and 982nd ($2204 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 843rd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 252nd 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
$18.5
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595