Manchester vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	85
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	548K	442K

The cost of living in Manchester is 28% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1156th and 95th ($2365 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 63rd 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 1.3 months in Miami. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 78th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Miami

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	Manchester	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050