Bangalore vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3011
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.14M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 73% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 8398th and 1973rd ($533 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3159th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Birmingham

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	Bangalore	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$18058

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748