Birmingham vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	686K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 146% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1471st and 6285th ($2204 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 758th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Shizuoka

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	Birmingham	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$14291

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016