Birmingham vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	1.14M	525K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 31% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1973rd and 313th ($1951 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 277th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 35th and 308th 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	$16.7	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045