Birmingham vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
1.14M
157K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 46% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1780th and 3950th ($2004 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.6 months in Manama. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 58th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$10676

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604