Birmingham vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.06M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 155% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6606th ($1951 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 9th in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Manaus

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	Birmingham	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638