Birmingham vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.14M
568K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1731st and 890th ($2046 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 10th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Surrey

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Birmingham Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655