Birmingham vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.4M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 16% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1454th and 2387th ($2219 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Prague. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 41st and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Prague

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	Birmingham	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$17389

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383