Birmingham vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.14M
298K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 73% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1622nd and 4625th ($2137 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 48th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$8943

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534