Cost of living comparison
London is 42.7% more expensive than Birmingham.
If you lived in London instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
Birmingham
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
£5.57
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
£1.01
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Birmingham
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
£1.03
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
£3.82
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.48
£1.98
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
£2.44
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.76
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.49
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Birmingham
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
£5.92
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.32
£54.44
|
$198.74
£158.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
£13.32
|
$22.83
£18.19
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
Birmingham
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.86
£26.99
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,023.92
£816.00
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.11
£657.56
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.61
£161.47
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Birmingham
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,495.75
£1,192.03
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,424.49
£14,683.21
|
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.96
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
£2.84
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.13
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.29
£26.53
|
$56.73
£45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Birmingham
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.28
£65.57
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
£27.22
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.12
£73.42
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.74
£64.34
|
$120.19
£95.78
|
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