Birmingham vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	1.14M	690K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 36% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1622nd and 73rd ($2137 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 26th 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	$17.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$24065

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949