Birmingham vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
1.14M
5.94M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 161% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1731st and 6501st ($2046 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 32nd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$1527

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348