Manchester vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	84
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	548K	430K

The cost of living in Manchester is 5% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1330th and 1095th ($2265 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 107th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Minneapolis

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	Manchester	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$26604

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678