Birmingham vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	1.14M	56.8K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 48% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1471st and 4020th ($2204 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 25th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$9567

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047