Birmingham vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
93
36
🏙️ Population
1.14M
79.2K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 344% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1780th and 8761st ($2004 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 58th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288