Birmingham vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.14M	720K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 109% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1731st and 5836th ($2046 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 769th 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 Okayama. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 3256th 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	$17.6	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582