Manchester vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	441K

The cost of living in Manchester is 28% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1193rd and 95th ($2348 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 84th and 70th 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	$20.3	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357