Birmingham vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.15M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1222nd ($1951 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 35th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Paris

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Birmingham Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$16193

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293