Manchester vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
548K
664K

The cost of living in Manchester is 10% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1156th and 676th ($2365 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 78th and 24th 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
$19.7
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727