Manchester vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	548K	441K

The cost of living in Manchester is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1798th and 85th ($1998 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 72nd 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 Oakland. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 110th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Oakland

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	Manchester	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$19305

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313