Manchester vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	68
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	548K	385K

The cost of living in Manchester is 19% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1662nd and 718th ($2071 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 664th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 85th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tampa

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	Manchester	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265