Manchester vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	548K	6.44M

The cost of living in Manchester is 249% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1330th and 7433rd ($2265 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 94th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 107th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Shangrao

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	Manchester	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$28686

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620