Manchester vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	89
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	548K	5.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1156th and 154th ($2365 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 78th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Singapore City

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	Manchester	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663