Birmingham vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	1.14M	518K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 93% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5444th ($1951 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Utsunomiya

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	Birmingham	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059