Birmingham vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
1.14M
24.7K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 32% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1731st and 3466th ($2046 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 32nd and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482