Birmingham vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.01M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 366% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1731st and 8895th ($2046 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Islamabad

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Birmingham Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$3133

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397