Birmingham vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$521
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	59
😀 Quality of life	94	47
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.56M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 197% more expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7153rd ($1951 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 24th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Tabriz. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tabriz ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 35th and 6409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tabriz

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	Birmingham	Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$8.83
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	22.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$0.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$96.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$671

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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 Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$573
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$622
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$519
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$961
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$419
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$967
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$536
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$827
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$458
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$533
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$575
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$531
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$608
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$574
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$466
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$615
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1081
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$618
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1199
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1094
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$536
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$481
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$618
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$990
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$534
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$449
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$646
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$553
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$688
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$508
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$597