Chicago vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
2.75M
548K

The cost of living in Chicago is 31% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 505th and 1798th ($2613 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 57th 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 Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 16th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Manchester

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Chicago Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13845

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629