Manchester vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
548K
2.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 18% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1798th and 2685th ($1998 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 4th 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 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 110th and 230th 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
$17
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$9800

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229