Manchester vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$4811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	548K	525K

The cost of living in Manchester is 26% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1798th and 409th ($1998 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 110th and 238th 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	$17	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$25420

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860