Birmingham vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3562
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$556
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1241
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	1.14M	110K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 48% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 1780th and 4026th ($2004 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Bridgetown. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 58th and 4220th 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	$19	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$1535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$975
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$3485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$3532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$36.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$5333

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Cities near Birmingham

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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1294
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$993
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1008
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1108
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1069
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1099
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1069
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$834
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1217
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$898
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1575
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$710
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1074
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1076
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$666
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$654
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$748
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1212
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$686
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1214
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$769
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$760
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$719
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$637
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$608
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$700