cost
Cost of Living Index
Birmingham
67.6
city
Glasgow
50.9
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Glasgow wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Birmingham.
cost
Birmingham
67.6
city
Glasgow
50.9
city
safety
Birmingham
60
city
Glasgow
61.2
city
housing
Birmingham
$1,142
city
Glasgow
$1,781
city
jobs
Birmingham
$4,575/mo
city
Glasgow
$3,163/mo
city
health
Birmingham
65.1
city
Glasgow
65.6
city
environment
Birmingham
33.3 ug/m3
city
Glasgow
36.7 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Birmingham
71 Mbps
city
Glasgow
61 Mbps
city
demographics
Birmingham
-0.1%
city
Glasgow
0.6%
city
economy
Birmingham
7.7%
city
Glasgow
9.5%
city
economy
Birmingham
$3,457/mo
city
Glasgow
$3,531/mo
city
education
Birmingham
77.2
city
Glasgow
72.5
city
environment
Birmingham
53.7
city
Glasgow
65.5
city
environment
Birmingham
5.7 ug/m3
city
Glasgow
11.0 ug/m3
city
health
Birmingham
75.0 years
city
Glasgow
79.9 years
city
health
Birmingham
23.9%
city
Glasgow
25.5%
city
housing
Birmingham
7.4x
city
Glasgow
6.3x
city
housing
Birmingham
$2,935/mo
city
Glasgow
$3,226/mo
city
housing
Birmingham
$14,331/sqm
city
Glasgow
$8,316/sqm
city
jobs
Birmingham
11.3%
city
Glasgow
6.2%
city
quality
Birmingham
4.6
city
Glasgow
6
city
religion
Birmingham
52.9%
city
Glasgow
75.7%
city
religion
Birmingham
60.9%
city
Glasgow
64.8%
city
religion
Birmingham
68.6%
city
Glasgow
69.7%
city
safety
Birmingham
32.0 per 100k
city
Glasgow
41.4 per 100k
city
safety
Birmingham
11.0 per 100k
city
Glasgow
20.1 per 100k
city
transport
Birmingham
82.2
city
Glasgow
76.6
city