Manchester vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Manchester | San Diego | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Manchester is 42% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1798th and 26th ($1998 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 23rd 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 San Diego. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 110th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Manchester vs San Diego
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| Manchester | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Manchester
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 km or 2.7 mi |  Salford | |
| 5.3 km or 3.3 mi | Droylsden | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Stretford | |
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi | Sale | |
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Oldham | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Altrincham | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Bury | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rochdale | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bolton | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Chorley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | St Helens | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Widnes | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Blackburn | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Runcorn | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Burnley | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Huddersfield | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Halifax | |
| 39 km or 25 mi | Brighouse | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Leek | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Crewe | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Preston | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Dewsbury | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bradford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Batley | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Keighley | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bootle | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Barnsley | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Liverpool | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Sheffield | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Chester | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Bebington | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Crosby |
Cities near San Diego
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi |  Coronado | |
| 7.2 km or 4.5 mi | National | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Lemon Grove | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | Chula Vista | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | La Mesa | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Imperial Beach | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | La Jolla | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | El Cajon | |
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Tijuana | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Santee | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Poway | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Encinitas | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Las Delicias | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Rosarito Beach | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Escondido | |
| 47 km or 30 mi | San Marcos | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Carlsbad | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Vista | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Oceanside | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Fallbrook | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Temecula | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | San Clemente | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Murrieta | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Dana Point | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | French Valley | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | San Juan Capistrano | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Wildomar | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Laguna Niguel | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Laguna Beach | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Menifee | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ensenada | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Lake Elsinore | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Mission Viejo | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Laguna Hills | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Aliso Viejo | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Lake Forest | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Hemet | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Perris | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Temescal Valley |