Birmingham vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	1.14M	5.45M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1471st and 370th ($2204 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 25th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sydney

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	Birmingham	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863