Birmingham vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	4
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	1.14M	24.5K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 121% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1471st and 5614th ($2204 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 25th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kingstown

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	Birmingham	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793