Calgary vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.31M
548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1716th and 1156th ($2118 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 209th and 78th 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
$17
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$21096

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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