Manchester vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
548K
2.79M

The cost of living in Manchester is 17% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1500th and 656th ($2137 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 76th and 52nd 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
$17.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$18156

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085