Birmingham vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
1.14M
4.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 401% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1731st and 8957th ($2046 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 26th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 32nd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1751

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311