Manchester vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	548K	568K

The cost of living in Manchester is 9% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1662nd and 1194th ($2071 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 11th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 85th and 122nd 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	$16.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$12026

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606