Birmingham vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
1.14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 398% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8915th ($2137 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$1491

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558