Birmingham vs Brampton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Brampton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$4686
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1322
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2246
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2904
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	88
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	1.14M	656K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Brampton. Cities ranked 1471st and 1741st ($2204 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 24th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Brampton. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brampton ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 25th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Brampton

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	Birmingham	Brampton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1989
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$5907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$11151

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2308
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2318
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2233
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2415
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1892
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2214
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$2017
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2006
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2049
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2124
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2109
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1936
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1832
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1581
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1449
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1848
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2078
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1706
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1939
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2138
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2303
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2181
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2123
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2125
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1863
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1953
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1757
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1930
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1802