Manchester vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$4145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
93
98
🏙️ Population
548K
5.45M

The cost of living in Manchester is 17% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1156th and 348th ($2365 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 78th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sydney

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Manchester Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864