Manchester vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
80
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
548K
518K

The cost of living in Manchester is 17% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1798th and 831st ($1998 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 10th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 110th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Surrey

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Manchester Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$7382

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651