Birmingham vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	1.14M	791K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 85% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1731st and 4902nd ($2046 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 146th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046