Dortmund vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
595K
548K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 31% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3504th and 1156th ($1637 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 33rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 33rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Manchester

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Dortmund Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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