Birmingham vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	96	3
😀 Quality of life	94	35
🏙️ Population	1.14M	70K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 68% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4603rd ($1951 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 35th and 7503rd 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	$16.7	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$7323

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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 Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177