Birmingham vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	1.14M	449K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 41% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1973rd and 59th ($1951 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 35th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Zurich

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	Birmingham	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$29610

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717