Los Angeles vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 46% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 62nd and 1193rd ($3420 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 50th and 84th 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	$22.4	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$20557

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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