Birmingham vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	1.14M	5.03M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1365th ($1951 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 35th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Melbourne

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	Birmingham	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$19705

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963