Manchester vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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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