Birmingham vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.76M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1731st and 2002nd ($2046 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Montreal

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	Birmingham	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610