Birmingham vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	1.14M	518K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 95% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1731st and 5301st ($2046 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 409th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 1569th 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	$17.6	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036