Birmingham vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$905
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.58M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 456% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 1973rd and 9083rd ($1951 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 35th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Chittagong

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	Birmingham	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$842

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360