Birmingham vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 5% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1973rd and 2225th ($1951 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 51st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 35th and 51st 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	$16.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692