Manchester vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	548K	985K

The cost of living in Manchester is 7% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1500th and 1883rd ($2137 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 76th and 17th 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	$17.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$7335

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328