Manchester vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4604
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1208
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1789
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$4089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
548K
1.43M

The cost of living in Manchester is 15% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1156th and 1874th ($2365 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 78th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs San Antonio

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Manchester San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2175
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2221
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2200
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2237
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2165
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2444
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2171
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2187
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2115
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2027
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2125
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2226
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2059
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1991
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2029
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1009
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1706
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2153
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1883
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2016
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1736
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1017
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$802
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$2000
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1913
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2114
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2285
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2071
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2094
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2762
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2738
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2265
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2112
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1836
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2150
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2150