Manchester vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
548K
2.11M

The cost of living in Manchester is 5% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1156th and 916th ($2365 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 78th and 14th 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
$19.7
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544