Manchester vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$4557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
548K
1.61M

The cost of living in Manchester is 16% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1798th and 864th ($1998 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 110th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Phoenix

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Manchester Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$10488

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706