Los Angeles vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	548K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 49% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 72nd and 1500th ($3187 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 53rd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 47th and 76th 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	$21.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$17390

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761