Cost of living comparison
Birmingham is 25.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Birmingham instead of London, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
London
|
Birmingham
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.85
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$2.02
£1.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.64
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
London
|
Birmingham
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.73
|
$3.90
£3.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.99
|
$5.93
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.36
|
$3.24
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$1.12
£0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.78
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.87
£0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.38
|
$1.02
£0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.68
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.62
£0.49
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
London
|
Birmingham
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.66
|
$7.47
£5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£198.54
|
$75.67
£59.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.93
|
$17.61
£13.86
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
London
|
Birmingham
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
$966.93
£761.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
London
|
Birmingham
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Birmingham
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.45
|
$5.68
£4.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.59
|
$4.07
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.40
|
$34.73
£27.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$13.24
£10.42
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
London
|
Birmingham
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.06
|
$91.44
£71.97
|
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