Genoa vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Genoa	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1470	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3466	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$699	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1750	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	559K	548K

The cost of living in Genoa is 29% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3551st and 1662nd ($1470 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 46th in Italy and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Italy vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 795th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Manchester

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	Genoa	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1514	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10834	$19551

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1512
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1401
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1293
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1389
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1348
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1209
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1271
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1203
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1344
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1334
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1328
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1503
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1202
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1228
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1362
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1240
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1157
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2022
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1280
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1365
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1586
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1364
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1592
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1503
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1254
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1354
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$6593
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1371
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1162
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1506
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1450

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681