Birmingham vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	1.14M	16.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 361% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8829th ($2137 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 48th and 6151st 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	$17.5	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$1844

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302