Birmingham vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
94
99
🏙️ Population
1.14M
14.3M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 21% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3019th ($1951 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 35th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tokyo

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Birmingham Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101