Birmingham vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	96	3
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	1.14M	20K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 87% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1471st and 4803rd ($2204 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 25th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Castries

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	Birmingham	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$9991

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120