Birmingham vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.25M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 81% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4987th ($1951 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 35th and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Caracas

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	Birmingham	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$5488

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723