Birmingham vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.79M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1454th and 897th ($2219 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 41st and 29th 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	$18.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$20314

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029