Manchester vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	548K	2.1M

The cost of living in Manchester is 5% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1193rd and 964th ($2348 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 84th and 34th 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	$20.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506