Birmingham vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
93
85
🏙️ Population
1.14M
686K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 105% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1780th and 5464th ($2004 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 474th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052