Birmingham vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.01M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 382% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8887th ($2137 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$2738

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373