Cost of living comparison
Birmingham is 57.8% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 98.5% more in Birmingham
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Birmingham
- Transportation
-
pay 15.0% more in Birmingham
- Housing
-
pay 75.4% more in Birmingham
- Childcare
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pay 82.7% more in Birmingham
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 23.2% more in Birmingham
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Birmingham
The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Birmingham are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Birmingham.
If you lived in Birmingham instead of Athens, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.11
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.47
|
$9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.81
|
$2.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$2.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.79
|
$6.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.52
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.95
|
$4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.29
|
$5.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.81
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$2.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.70
|
$3.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.34
|
$55.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€26,668.46
|
$32,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.29
|
$16.73
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.57
|
$51.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€557.06
|
$1,520.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€489.16
|
$1,110.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€134.65
|
$159.73
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€406.55
|
$900.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,410.95
|
$18,342.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.70
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.25
|
$4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.28
|
$6.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.33
|
$47.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.47
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Birmingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€75.58
|
$64.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€33.64
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€82.29
|
$100.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€101.27
|
$97.50
|
|
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