Birmingham vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	985K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 10% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1471st and 1008th ($2204 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 25th and 19th 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	$18.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464