Birmingham vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
1.14M
846K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 362% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1731st and 8885th ($2046 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 32nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330