Birmingham vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2443
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	1.14M	224K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 124% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 1780th and 5990th ($2004 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 58th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$497

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1490
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$933
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$928
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$683
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$562
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$574
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$760
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$748
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$898
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1099
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$772
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1217
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$627
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1294
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$774
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$838
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$605
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1069
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1069
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$710
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1008
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$993
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$700
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$618
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$764
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$637
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$608
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$617