Birmingham vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$238
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
94
46
🏙️ Population
1.14M
846K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 365% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8918th ($1951 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 35th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361