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Birmingham vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Birmingham is 44.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Birmingham
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Birmingham
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Birmingham
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Birmingham
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Birmingham
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Birmingham
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in Birmingham

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

Birmingham vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Rome	Birmingham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$19.37 £15.59	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$9.04 £7.28	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$2.11 £1.70	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$1.57 £1.26	+39.7%
Average			+9.7%

Rome vs. Birmingham - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Birmingham
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$1.60 £1.29	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$4.91 £3.95	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$6.22 £5.00	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$3.47 £2.79	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$3.37 £2.72	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$1.13 £0.91	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.84 £0.67	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.87 £0.70	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$1.20 £0.96	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.77 £0.62	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.59 £0.48	-24.4%
Average			-8.5%

Rome vs. Birmingham - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Rome	Birmingham
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$7.07 £5.69	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$77.49 £62.38	+106.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$18.03 £14.51	+5.1%
Average			+36.7%

Rome vs. Birmingham - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Rome	Birmingham
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$37.78 £30.41	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$1,287.50 £1,036.39	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$1,020.31 £821.31	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$247.07 £198.88	+47.7%
Average			+29.7%

Rome vs. Birmingham - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Rome	Birmingham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$1,536.82 £1,237.08	+202.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$19,157.81 £15,421.25	+82.6%
Average			+142.3%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Birmingham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$6.46 £5.20	+20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$4.36 £3.51	+185.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$18.73 £15.07	+191.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$35.41 £28.50	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$15.50 £12.48	+44.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Rome	Birmingham
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$84.31 £67.86	+28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$36.16 £29.11	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$100.56 £80.94	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$108.86 £87.63	+6.4%
Average			+20.8%

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