London vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	98	91
🏙️ Population	8.91M	548K

The cost of living in London is 66% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 38th and 1798th ($3321 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in the United Kingdom.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ranked 1st vs 11th best cities to live in the United Kingdom, and 5th vs 110th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Manchester

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	London	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$13845

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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