Birmingham vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
1.14M
846K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 401% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8921st ($2137 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Nepal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 48th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$3066

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348