Birmingham vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$3604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.36M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 15% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1780th and 930th ($2004 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 58th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Brisbane

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Birmingham Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$7.8
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$8728

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693