Birmingham vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.31M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1731st and 1473rd ($2046 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 28th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Calgary

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Birmingham Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$19196

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871