Birmingham vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2321
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1516
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$84.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	95	11
🏙️ Population	1.14M	908K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 21% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1731st and 2936th ($2046 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 32nd and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Owerri

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	Birmingham	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$1444

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$906
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$638
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1036
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$469
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$886
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$374
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$537
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$658
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$812
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$635
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$933
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$655
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$710
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1368
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$714
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$774
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$704
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$794
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1262
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1133
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$699
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$787
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1201
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$755
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$764
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$757
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$377
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$878
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$644
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$879
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$735
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$621