Manchester vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	548K	4.84M

The cost of living in Manchester is 18% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1662nd and 745th ($2071 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 85th 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	$16.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683