Birmingham vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
1.14M
846K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 420% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1471st and 8916th ($2204 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 25th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kathmandu

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Birmingham Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339