Manchester vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
548K
2.15M

The cost of living in Manchester is 9% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1500th and 998th ($2137 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 76th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Paris

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Manchester Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$18941

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395