Birmingham vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	1.14M	224K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 122% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6145th ($1951 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Suriname, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 35th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583