Manchester vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	548K	737K

The cost of living in Manchester is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1500th and 206th ($2137 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 168th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 76th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Seattle

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	Manchester	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$28179

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263