Birmingham vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$818
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
93
59
🏙️ Population
1.14M
24.7K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 25% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1780th and 3034th ($2004 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 58th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$8062

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524