Birmingham vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
1.14M
14.9M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 377% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1731st and 8915th ($2046 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 3rd 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 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1146

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548