Birmingham vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.14M
298K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 52% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4263rd ($1951 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 35th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$9896

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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 Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514