Birmingham vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
1.14M
298K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 64% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1471st and 4453rd ($2204 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 25th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Manama

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Birmingham Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$10985

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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 Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521