Birmingham vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.14M	720K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 107% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5814th ($1951 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Okayama

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	Birmingham	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545