Birmingham vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	71
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	1.14M	681K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 14% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1471st and 2243rd ($2204 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1701st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oklahoma City ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$23633

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168