Los Angeles vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3421
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 43% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 72nd and 1156th ($3378 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 33rd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 55th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Manchester

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	Los Angeles	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$21096

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Manchester

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