Manchester vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
98
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
548K
1.35M

The cost of living in Manchester is 0.8% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1228th ($2348 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1 months in Milan. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 84th and 276th 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
$20.3
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$19884

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653