Birmingham vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 198% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7006th ($2137 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 11th in the United Kingdom and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 48th and 4889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Quezon

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	Birmingham	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$2716

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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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532