Manchester vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	86
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	2.79M

The cost of living in Manchester is 16% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1662nd and 861st ($2071 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 85th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Toronto

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	Manchester	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095