Manchester vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	548K	525K

The cost of living in Manchester is 26% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1662nd and 313th ($2071 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 277th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 85th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sacramento

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	Manchester	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$29998

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045