Birmingham vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$187
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 443% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1731st and 9038th ($2046 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 7th in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 32nd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1015

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286