Manchester vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
79
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
548K
568K

The cost of living in Manchester is 6% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1156th and 1407th ($2365 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 17th 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 1.4 months in Surrey. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 78th and 49th 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
$19.7
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798