Birmingham vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
93
85
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.36M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 31% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1780th and 3308th ($2004 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 58th and 273rd 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
$19
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$11372

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002