Manchester vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4963
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1867
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
548K
577K

The cost of living in Manchester is 3% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1500th and 1688th ($2137 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1442nd 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 Milwaukee. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 76th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Milwaukee

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Manchester Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.1
🥤 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
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392