Manchester vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	548K	5.35M

The cost of living in Manchester is 8% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1193rd and 829th ($2348 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 84th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Melbourne

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	Manchester	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$22313

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132