Manchester vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
548K
662K

The cost of living in Manchester is 22% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1798th and 587th ($1998 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 110th and 60th 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
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$14942

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758