Birmingham vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 380% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1780th and 8902nd ($2004 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 58th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1093

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546