Birmingham vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
1.14M
518K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1731st and 2462nd ($2046 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 167th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Ranked 4th vs 21st best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 32nd vs 127th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sheffield

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Birmingham Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$9922

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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 Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855