Austin vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	962K	548K

The cost of living in Austin is 7% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1330th ($2416 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 39th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 151st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Manchester

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	Austin	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$20873

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804