Birmingham vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$1469
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	1.14M	110K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 58% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4366th ($2137 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Barbados, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 48th and 6359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bridgetown

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	Birmingham	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$6529

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1463
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$988
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1169
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1076
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1075
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1008
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1213
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1007
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1659
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$697
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1135
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1131
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$638
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$764
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1336
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$688
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1338
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$760
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$784
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$908
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$736