Birmingham vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	5
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.14M	115K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 438% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1454th and 8957th ($2219 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 41st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Thimphu

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	Birmingham	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$633

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285