Birmingham vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
6.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 354% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8897th ($1951 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 17th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Chennai. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 35th and 4021st 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
$16.7
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$1573

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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

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306