Birmingham vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.14M
662K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 12% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1471st and 890th ($2204 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 25th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Vancouver

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Birmingham Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.84
 Cappuccino
$5
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884