Birmingham vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.75M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 17% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1731st and 2722nd ($2046 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 32nd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Rome

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	Birmingham	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262