Birmingham vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$990
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 203% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7068th ($2137 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 48th and 6284th 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
$17.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$922

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333