Manchester vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Manchester vs Rio de Janeiro

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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