Cost of living comparison
France is 3.7% cheaper than Birmingham.
If you lived in France instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Birmingham
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.56
|
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.86
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£761.07
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.21
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.34
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.42
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Birmingham
|
France
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
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