Birmingham vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	1.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 96% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1471st and 4918th ($2204 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sao Paulo

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	Birmingham	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720