Manchester vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
548K
662K

The cost of living in Manchester is 7% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1156th and 822nd ($2365 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 78th and 53rd 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
$19.7
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$21986

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915