Manchester vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	548K	11.5M

The cost of living in Manchester is 112% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1156th and 5003rd ($2365 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 78th and 2408th 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	$19.7	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$16798

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719