Manchester vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	86
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	548K	430K

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1017th ($2348 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 84th and 283rd 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	$20.3	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$26236

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618