Birmingham vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.14M
662K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 23% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1731st and 512th ($2046 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 100th 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
$17.6
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$16245

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743