Birmingham vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	630K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 72% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4672nd ($1951 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 122nd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 35th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Palermo

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	Birmingham	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159