Birmingham vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	9
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	1.14M	150K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 34% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3589th ($1951 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Curacao, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 35th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901