Manchester vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	548K	441K

The cost of living in Manchester is 32% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1500th and 91st ($2137 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 76th and 38th 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	$17.6	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288