Manchester vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	985K

The cost of living in Manchester is 6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1156th and 849th ($2365 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 78th and 23rd 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	$19.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516