Manchester vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
548K
5.03M

The cost of living in Manchester is 11% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1500th and 923rd ($2137 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 76th 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
$17.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$21306

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913