Birmingham vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	1.14M	235K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 108% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1731st and 5796th ($2046 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 32nd and 6383rd 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	$17.6	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$23107

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787