Birmingham vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	686K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 109% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5882nd ($1951 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 271st 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	$16.7	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$8368

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083