Birmingham vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	525K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 23% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1731st and 501st ($2046 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 443rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sacramento

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	Birmingham	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851