Manchester vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	548K	11.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 108% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4918th ($2348 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 84th and 1670th 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	$20.3	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$15990

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

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