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Birmingham vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Birmingham is 47.7% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in Birmingham
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Birmingham
Transportation: pay 82.4% more in Birmingham
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Birmingham
Childcare: pay 89.2% more in Birmingham
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.8% more in Birmingham
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Birmingham

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Birmingham are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Birmingham.

Birmingham vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Birmingham instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Prague	Birmingham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.08	$19.37 £15.59	+82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.26	$9.04 £7.28	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.53	$2.11 £1.70	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK33.92	$1.57 £1.26	+12.9%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Birmingham
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.73	$1.60 £1.29	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.26	$4.91 £3.95	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.63	$6.22 £5.00	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.44	$3.47 £2.79	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.56	$3.37 £2.72	-13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.69	$1.13 £0.91	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.86	$0.84 £0.67	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.81	$0.87 £0.70	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK35.98	$1.20 £0.96	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.02	$0.77 £0.62	+34.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.35	$0.59 £0.48	+8.5%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 82.4% more for transportation

	Prague	Birmingham
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK149.63	$7.07 £5.69	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK569.97	$77.49 £62.38	+231.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK317.11	$18.03 £14.51	+38.8%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Prague	Birmingham
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK480.24	$37.78 £30.41	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	$1,287.50 £1,036.39	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	$1,020.31 £821.31	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	$247.07 £198.88	+10.6%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 89.2% more for childcare

	Prague	Birmingham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	$1,536.82 £1,237.08	+115.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	$19,157.81 £15,421.25	+62.9%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Birmingham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.55	$6.46 £5.20	+169.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.09	$4.36 £3.51	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK159.59	$18.73 £15.07	+186.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	$35.41 £28.50	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.08	$15.50 £12.48	+46.0%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Prague	Birmingham
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	$84.31 £67.86	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK882.85	$36.16 £29.11
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	$100.56 £80.94	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	$108.86 £87.63	-2.0%
Average			+3.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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