Manchester vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	548K	1.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 20% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1662nd and 664th ($2071 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 610th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 85th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Philadelphia

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	Manchester	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$19774

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693