Birmingham vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	1.14M	791K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 84% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5101st ($1951 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 306th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 35th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Niigata

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	Birmingham	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052