Birmingham vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	664K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 17% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1038th ($1951 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 35th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$10730

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514