Birmingham vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.14M
737K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1731st and 206th ($2046 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263