Birmingham vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
1.14M
6.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 439% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1471st and 8947th ($2204 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 15th in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 25th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Chennai

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Birmingham Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$1792

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259