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Cardiff vs Birmingham

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Cardiff

Verdict

Cardiff wins

0/9

Birmingham

Cardiff

Wales

Birmingham

West Midlands

£232,200

Average House Price

+5%

£243,540

£38,038

Median Salary

-7%

£35,429

£867

Average Rent (pcm)

+15%

£994

£65.62

Monthly Bus Pass

+3%

£67.72

£244

Monthly Groceries

+5%

£257

£2,025

Council Tax (Band D)

+7%

£2,174

£145

Monthly Energy

+1%

£147

£18.23

Restaurant Meal

+3%

£18.81

£4.71

Pint of Beer

+3%

£4.86

To match your Cardiff lifestyle in Birmingham, you'd need to earn approximately £43,610 per year.