Birmingham vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 16% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1471st and 2370th ($2204 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 64th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 25th and 49th 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	$18.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$6432

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828