Birmingham vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 148% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1780th and 6358th ($2004 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 58th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Surat

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Birmingham Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361