Manchester vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
548K
6.21M

The cost of living in Manchester is 124% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1500th and 5959th ($2137 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 Manchester compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 76th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$10815

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585