Birmingham vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	76
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	1.14M	16.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 361% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1471st and 8770th ($2204 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 25th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Dhaka

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	Birmingham	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$2391

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296