Calgary vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 11% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1759th and 1193rd ($2095 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 30th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 187th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Manchester

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Calgary Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$20557

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

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