Birmingham vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.14M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 6% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1973rd and 1654th ($1951 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 7th 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 Perth. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 35th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Perth

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	Birmingham	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$11252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645