Los Angeles vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3266
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 48% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 65th and 1330th ($3361 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 39th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 74th and 107th 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	$22.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$20873

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804