Manchester vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
93
100
🏙️ Population
548K
5.45M

The cost of living in Manchester is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1330th and 649th ($2265 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 107th 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
$17.3
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$19140

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710