Birmingham vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	25
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	1.14M	235K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 82% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1471st and 4725th ($2204 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 25th and 5871st 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	$18.5	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$18825

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865