Birmingham vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	5
😀 Quality of life	95	42
🏙️ Population	1.14M	115K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 409% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8940th ($2137 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 48th and 7547th 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	$17.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$653

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289