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Birmingham, AL vs Lodi, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lodi or is it cheaper to live in Birmingham?
- Lodi is 43.3% more expensive than Birmingham.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lodi or Birmingham?
- Lodi housing costs are 466.1% more expensive than Birmingham housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Birmingham or is Health Care more affordable in Lodi.
- Health related expenses are 17.5% less in Lodi.
 Birmingham, ALLodi, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock124.7100
 Food & Groceries93.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.7100
 Housing27.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$479,100$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock99.4100
 Miscellaneous82.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Lodi    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born at a hospital in Stockton, raised in Lodi for all 18 years of my life. I'm moving to Sacramento in a couple months, because I need to move on and change. Now, when  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great family  More

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Over 11 years ago

Unlike many California Central Valley small towns, Lodi is clean, relatively crime-free, and pleasant. Its downtown has an almost European feel for it and  More

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