Birmingham vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	64
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.01M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 18% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1454th and 2524th ($2219 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 41st and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Edmonton

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	Birmingham	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$10028

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009