Birmingham vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	1.14M	686K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 106% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1731st and 5761st ($2046 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 722nd 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 2988th 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	$17.6	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103