Manchester vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	548K	985K

The cost of living in Manchester is 1% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1330th and 1273rd ($2265 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 107th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Stockholm

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	Manchester	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482