Birmingham vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	12
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	1.14M	16.6K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 118% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1471st and 5502nd ($2204 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Dominica, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 25th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Roseau

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	Birmingham	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$4468

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275