Manchester vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
548K
664K

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1500th and 1336th ($2137 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 76th and 51st 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
$17.6
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$10888

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592