Birmingham vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1183
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	58
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 345% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1471st and 8694th ($2204 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Pune. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 25th and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$2247

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$256
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$464
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$252
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$279
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$287
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$335
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$370
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$298
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$267
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$365
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$391
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$663
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$285
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$372
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$253
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$404
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$372
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$333
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$308
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$282
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$358
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$287
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$250
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$350
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$360
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$359
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$281
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$264
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$444
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$374
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$346