Birmingham vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$5399
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$2721
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$2766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.14M
568K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 14% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1194th ($1951 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 11th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 122nd 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
$16.7
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.58
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$84
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$12026

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BirminghamSurrey

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2317
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2488
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2093
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2388
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1883
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2466
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1761
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1719
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2047
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2023
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2692
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2527
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2598
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2589
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2637
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2642
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2726
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2785
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2973
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2625
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1810
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2718
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2882
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3239
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3015
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2462
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3273
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2759
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2826
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2606