Liverpool vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4871
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1737
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3361
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
90
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
513K
548K

The cost of living in Liverpool is 17% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2196th and 1193rd ($1942 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 30th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Liverpool compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 6th vs 12th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 66th vs 84th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Manchester

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Liverpool Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.9
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.2
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1293
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3800
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.88
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.5
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1857
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15989
$20557

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1847
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1682
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1885
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1890
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2035
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1836
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1736
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1832
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1757
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1987
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1945
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1733
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1669
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1993
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2043
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1781
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1694
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1838
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1689
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1880
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1501
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1791
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1834
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1827

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