Cost of living comparison
Australia is 13.4% more expensive than Birmingham.
If you lived in Australia instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.56
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.86
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£761.07
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.21
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.34
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.42
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Birmingham
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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