Birmingham vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
1.14M
689K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 23% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1731st and 514th ($2046 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 455th 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$20657

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542