Cost of living
Birmingham (West Midlands)
compared toMelksham

Cost of living one person |
$2407
|
$1906
|
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Cost of living Family |
$4190
|
$3859
|
One person rent |
$727
|
$690
|
Family rent |
$3272
|
$2463
|
Food expenses |
$510
|
$611
|
Transport expenses |
$204.91
|
$116.09
|
Monthly salary after tax |
$3651.54
|
$2889.84
|
Quality of life |
87.98
|
92.46
|
Population |
2.9M
|
222.2K
|
Lunch Menu |
$16.21
|
$17.39
|
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Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 |
$75.77
|
$79.67
|
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's |
$8.12
|
$10.08
|
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz |
$5.42
|
$4.82
|
Cappuccino |
$4.6
|
$3.97
|
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz |
$2.23
|
$1.27
|
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 |
$1165.03
|
$1007.38
|
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Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 |
$895.21
|
$873.51
|
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 |
$2550.68
|
$1458.17
|
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 |
$1188.88
|
$1740.01
|
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. |
$169.95
|
$222.47
|
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. |
$252.29
|
$285.04
|
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited |
$34.98
|
$37.37
|
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years |
$5.86
|
$6.41
|
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 |
$4813
|
$3148
|
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 |
$4620
|
$3513
|
Local transport ticket |
$2.21
|
$2.57
|
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Monthly ticket local transport |
$83.76
|
$107.75
|
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi |
$20.69
|
$16.91
|
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal |
$1.98
|
$2.1
|
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt |
$2.03
|
$1.66
|
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Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb |
$1.33
|
$1.7
|
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$2.39
|
$1.53
|
Eggs, x12 |
$3.46
|
$4.7
|
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$13.15
|
$9.1
|
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$7.67
|
$7.26
|
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$10.88
|
$15.42
|
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$2.76
|
$3.03
|
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$1.66
|
$2.04
|
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$1.61
|
$2.85
|
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$3.04
|
$4.49
|
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$1.88
|
$2.19
|
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb |
$1.35
|
$1.81
|
Water, 1 L or 1 qt |
$0.65
|
$1.16
|
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz |
$2.8
|
$3.07
|
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle |
$9.4
|
$13.68
|
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz |
$3.83
|
$2.75
|
Cigarette pack |
$14.76
|
$17.36
|
Cold medicince, 1 week |
$11.45
|
$6.6
|
Hair Shampoo |
$5.96
|
$4.95
|
Toilet paper, 4 rolls |
$2.8
|
$3.47
|
Toothpaste, 1 tube |
$2.25
|
$2.8
|
Gym Membership, 1 month |
$36.4
|
$34.32
|
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Cinema Ticket, 1 person |
$12.59
|
$14.99
|
Doctor's visit |
$119.86
|
$136.2
|
Haircut, simple |
$17.47
|
$16.59
|
Brand Jeans |
$73.04
|
$53.62
|
Brand Sneakers |
$96.27
|
$99.4
|
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month |
$1502.54
|
$1400.7
|
International Primary School, 1 year |
$17048
|
$5171
|