Manchester vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
548K
633K

The cost of living in Manchester is 28% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1156th and 2663rd ($2365 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1875th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Memphis

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Manchester Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$27314

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822