2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Greeneville, TN vs Birmingham, AL

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Is it cheaper to live in Birmingham or is it cheaper to live in Greeneville?
- Birmingham is 15.2% more expensive than Greeneville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Birmingham or Greeneville?
- Birmingham housing costs are 44.1% less expensive than Greeneville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Greeneville or is Health Care more affordable in Birmingham.
- Health related expenses are 28.8% more in Birmingham.
 Greeneville, TNBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.0100
 Food & Groceries94.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock122.0100
 Housing48.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$101,300$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock88.4100
 Miscellaneous82.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Greeneville    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Greeneville is a quaint small town with strong historical roots and identity. They believe in keeping history alive, and rather than tear down old buildings, they are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Sperling shows average Jan. low of 25. It's been getting colder. We had temps below zero the last two winters. An average might be 23, but you should know there will  More

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Over 13 years ago

Seems like people here are happy just surviving. Very little initiative or interest in anything more than doing the very least effort to maintain.  More

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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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