Manchester vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	548K	1.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 12% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1330th and 744th ($2265 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 95th 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	$17.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886