Pick Cardiff if…
You want Wales' Russell Group university and life in Cardiff.
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Cardiff vs Birmingham
Cardiff University and University of Birmingham are close in cost for Indian students. Here's how they compare on fees, living costs, programs and funding.
- Cardiff: ₹50 lakh – ₹60 lakh
- Birmingham: ₹49 lakh – ₹60 lakh
- Birmingham cheaper by ≈ ₹0.6 lakh
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Cardiff or Birmingham: which is better for Indian students?
Birmingham costs less: about ₹49 lakh – ₹60 lakh in total versus ₹50 lakh – ₹60 lakh for Cardiff — a difference of roughly ₹0.6 lakh. Cardiff is known for Wales' Russell Group university; Birmingham for Russell Group campus university in Edgbaston. Both offer Computer Science, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, so compare those program pages side by side.
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Cardiff vs Birmingham
- Total cost
- Cardiff: ₹50 lakh – ₹60 lakh · Birmingham: ₹49 lakh – ₹60 lakh
- Location
- Cardiff: Cardiff · Birmingham: Birmingham
- Type
- Cardiff: Public · Birmingham: Public
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Cardiff vs Birmingham: the numbers
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Choosing between them
Pick Birmingham if…
You want Russell Group campus university in Edgbaston and life in Birmingham.
Cost
Birmingham saves about ₹0.6 lakh over the program on our figures.
Your program
Compare the Computer Science curricula, electives and outcomes.
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Living costs in each city
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Birmingham, by about ₹0.6 lakh in total on our figures (₹49 lakh – ₹60 lakh vs ₹50 lakh – ₹60 lakh).
Neither is better for everyone. Cardiff is known for Wales' Russell Group university; Birmingham for Russell Group campus university in Edgbaston. Compare the specific program, location and cost.
Yes — lenders fund both. Most families borrow 70–90% of the total cost.
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- Computer Science at Cardiff
- Computer Science at Birmingham
- Data Science at Cardiff
- Data Science at Birmingham
- Artificial Intelligence at Cardiff
- Artificial Intelligence at Birmingham
- Business Analytics at Cardiff
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