Birmingham vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$4184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.36M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1731st and 781st ($2046 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 32nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$9531

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876