Los Angeles vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 54% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 80th and 1662nd ($3196 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 46th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 58th and 85th 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	$21.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$19551

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681