Birmingham vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.79M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 13% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1622nd and 918th ($2137 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 48th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Toronto

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	Birmingham	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$17676

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043