Birmingham vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	11.5M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 102% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1731st and 5616th ($2046 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 32nd and 4573rd 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	$17.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$13135

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629