Manchester vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
80
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
548K
737K

The cost of living in Manchester is 25% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1156th and 142nd ($2365 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 32nd 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
$19.7
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173