cost
Cost of Living Index
Birmingham67.6 / 100
London87.2 / 0
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.
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safety
housing
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jobs
health
health
Winner
London wins on 14 of 22 metrics compared to Birmingham.
Top trade-offs
Birmingham leads cost, rent, and housing; London leads safety, jobs, and health.
cost
Birmingham
67.6
city
London
87.2
city
safety
Birmingham
60
city
London
67.1
city
housing
Birmingham
$1,142
city
London
$1,492
city
housing
Birmingham
7.4x
city
London
10.6x
city
jobs
Birmingham
$4,575/mo
city
London
$2,509/mo
city
jobs
Birmingham
11.3%
city
London
4.8%
city
health
Birmingham
65.1
city
London
66.2
city
health
Birmingham
75.0 years
city
London
78.5 years
city
environment
Birmingham
33.3 ug/m3
city
London
26.8 ug/m3
city
environment
Birmingham
53.7
city
London
62.3
city
infrastructure
Birmingham
71 Mbps
city
London
128 Mbps
city
demographics
Birmingham
-0.1%
city
London
2.1%
city
education
Birmingham
77.2
city
London
72.2
city
transport
Birmingham
82.2
city
London
66.5
city
safety
Birmingham
11.0 per 100k
city
London
11.6 per 100k
city
safety
Birmingham
32.0 per 100k
city
London
26.7 per 100k
city
health
Birmingham
23.9%
city
London
28.1%
city
quality
Birmingham
4.6
city
London
5.6
city
housing
Birmingham
$14,331/sqm
city
London
$12,404/sqm
city
religion
Birmingham
60.9%
city
London
71.5%
city
religion
Birmingham
68.6%
city
London
70.9%
city
religion
Birmingham
52.9%
city
London
54.3%
city