Brampton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brampton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2151	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1353	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2340	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3031	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	90
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	656K	548K

The cost of living in Brampton is 9% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1617th and 1156th ($2151 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 33rd in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Brampton ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 61st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Manchester

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	Brampton	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1264	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2209	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6041	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5403	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.34	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$993	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11610	$21096

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2357
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2360
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2309
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2493
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1910
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2237
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$2073
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2222
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2089
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2087
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2144
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1999
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1901
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1480
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1801
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2073
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1735
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1992
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2136
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2277
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2173
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2115
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2136
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1870
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$2001
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1916
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1804

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