Manchester vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
548K
1.37M

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1798th and 1623rd ($1998 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 110th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Milan

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Manchester Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$15544

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550