Birmingham vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	441K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1780th and 85th ($2004 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 72nd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 58th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Oakland

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	Birmingham	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$19305

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313