Birmingham vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.14M	720K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 133% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6116th ($2137 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 791st 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 3262nd 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	$17.5	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$10787

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558