Birmingham vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.86M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 10% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1454th and 1966th ($2219 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 41st and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Warsaw

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Birmingham Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$16711

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399