Manchester vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	548K	2.14M

The cost of living in Manchester is 3% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1156th and 978th ($2365 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 78th and 10th 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	$19.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894