Birmingham vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 101% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1471st and 5029th ($2204 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Birmingham	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634