Birmingham vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	1.14M	580K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 57% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4339th ($2137 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 48th and 6173rd 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	$17.5	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$4783

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713