Birmingham vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$1107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	1.14M	235K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 86% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4824th ($2137 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Guyana, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 48th and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Georgetown

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	Birmingham	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$23245

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811