Manchester vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	83
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	548K	430K

The cost of living in Manchester is 5% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1500th and 1228th ($2137 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 76th and 234th 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	$17.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640