Birmingham vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.86M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1731st and 2592nd ($2046 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Poland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 32nd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390