Birmingham vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$962
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
68
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 414% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8945th ($2137 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$764

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270