Manchester vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3743
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
91
98
🏙️ Population
548K
4.84M

The cost of living in Manchester is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1798th and 318th ($1998 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 110th and 3rd 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
$17
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816