Manchester vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	548K	664K

The cost of living in Manchester is 13% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1330th and 689th ($2265 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 107th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Rotterdam

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	Manchester	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671