Birmingham vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$799
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
93
35
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.1M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 506% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1780th and 9155th ($2004 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 11th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 58th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282