Birmingham vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	1.14M	49K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 72% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1471st and 4567th ($2204 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 25th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$10377

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801