Birmingham vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
1.14M
6.21M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 113% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5954th ($1951 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$718
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$769
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$587
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$632
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$522
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$537
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$589
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$636
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$584
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$482
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$572
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$642
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$595
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$487
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$631
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$599
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$563
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$603
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$584
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$536
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$588
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$518
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$593
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$581
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$584
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$599
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$605
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$503
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$449
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$562