Birmingham vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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BirminghamShizuoka

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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