Manchester vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	548K	525K

The cost of living in Manchester is 12% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1193rd and 605th ($2348 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 84th and 347th 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	$20.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$20438

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848