Manchester vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	548K	11.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 112% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1662nd and 5654th ($2071 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 85th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sao Paulo

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	Manchester	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611