Manchester vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
548K
2.75M

The cost of living in Manchester is 14% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1156th and 1819th ($2365 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 78th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Rome

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Manchester Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$12431

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358