Birmingham vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	57
😀 Quality of life	95	28
🏙️ Population	1.14M	43.9K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 83% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1471st and 4742nd ($2204 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Palestine, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 25th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Ramallah

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	Birmingham	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$4139

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845