Birmingham vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 17% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1622nd and 744th ($2137 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 660th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Philadelphia

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	Birmingham	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15283

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886