Birmingham vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.14M
298K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 62% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1731st and 4400th ($2046 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 32nd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$10026

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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 Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520