Birmingham vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 12% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1622nd and 2306th ($2137 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 52nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 48th and 46th 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	$17.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$4789

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811