Birmingham vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.14M	985K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1622nd and 1273rd ($2137 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 48th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Stockholm

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	Birmingham	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15313

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482