Birmingham vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.42M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 177% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6861st ($1951 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Salvador

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	Birmingham	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677