Birmingham vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	1.14M	549K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 19% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1973rd and 2883rd ($1951 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 35th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Quebec City

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	Birmingham	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732