Manchester vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	548K	441K

The cost of living in Manchester is 26% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1156th and 124th ($2365 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 65th 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	$19.7	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$20916

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395