Birmingham vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	1.14M	81.1K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1731st and 4682nd ($2046 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 32nd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Port of Spain

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	Birmingham	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$3731

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877