Birmingham vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.75M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 69% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1731st and 4566th ($2046 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Osaka

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	Birmingham	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016