Birmingham vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.61M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 19% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1973rd and 955th ($1951 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 875th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 35th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Phoenix

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	Birmingham	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724