Birmingham vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
1.14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 411% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1454th and 8914th ($2219 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 41st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Karachi

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Birmingham Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$1646

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561