Manchester vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manchester Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$6506
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
548K
737K

The cost of living in Manchester is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1798th and 145th ($1998 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 110th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manchester vs Seattle infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manchester vs Seattle

Prices for goods and services in Manchester and Seattle are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manchester Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$29730

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210