Birmingham vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.38M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 25% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1731st and 3084th ($2046 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 32nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141