Birmingham vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.38M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 147% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1780th and 6353rd ($2004 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 58th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$6504

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438