Birmingham vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
664K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1622nd and 689th ($2137 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 48th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671