Birmingham vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$868
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
6.6M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 373% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1731st and 8907th ($2046 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 20th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2 months in Chennai. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 32nd and 4094th 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
$17.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1425

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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 Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287