Birmingham vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.38M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 134% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1731st and 6204th ($2046 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 32nd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Saint Petersburg

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Birmingham Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525