Birmingham vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	3
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	1.14M	70K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 76% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1731st and 4713th ($2046 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 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 32nd and 7462nd 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	$17.6	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$6685

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192