Manchester vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
548K
2.15M

The cost of living in Manchester is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1798th and 1216th ($1998 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 110th and 33rd 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
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$16502

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381