Birmingham vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$899
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 484% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1622nd and 9044th ($2137 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 50th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 48th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$1863

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297