Birmingham vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 509% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1471st and 9031st ($2204 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 40th in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 25th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kolkata

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Birmingham Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289