Birmingham vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	737K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1454th and 142nd ($2219 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 41st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Seattle

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	Birmingham	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$28950

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173