Birmingham vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	1.14M	16.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 378% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1731st and 8916th ($2046 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 32nd and 5968th 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	$17.6	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317