Manchester vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$3766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
548K
985K

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1008th ($2348 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 84th and 19th 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
$20.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$17265

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464