Birmingham vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4896
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$2149
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$3956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
98
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.71M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 4% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1622nd and 1813th ($2137 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 11th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 48th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$11423

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736