Birmingham vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	1.14M	690K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 35% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1731st and 93rd ($2046 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 74th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 32nd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Washington

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	Birmingham	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948