Manchester vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4402
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1650
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$554
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3551
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
548K
633K

The cost of living in Manchester is 16% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1500th and 2338th ($2137 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1841st 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 76th and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670