Birmingham vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	8.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 48% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1471st and 4th ($2204 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs New York City

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	Birmingham	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192