Birmingham vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 402% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1780th and 8958th ($2004 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 37th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 58th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1360

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318