Manchester vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	441K

The cost of living in Manchester is 30% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1330th and 90th ($2265 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 45th 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	$17.3	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$18326

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359