Manchester vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	548K	737K

The cost of living in Manchester is 31% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1662nd and 158th ($2071 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 140th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 85th and 98th 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	$16.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$29407

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093