Manchester vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	93	98
🏙️ Population	548K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manchester is 3% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1330th and 1191st ($2265 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 107th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Perth

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	Manchester	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$13377

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736