Birmingham vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	41
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	1.14M	580K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 42% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3941st ($1951 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 35th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kingston

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	Birmingham	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$2764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707