Manchester vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
548K
662K

The cost of living in Manchester is 8% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1330th and 931st ($2265 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 Vancouver. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 107th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Vancouver

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Manchester Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$19787

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812