Manchester vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
548K
1.97M

The cost of living in Manchester is 9% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1500th and 1964th ($2137 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Austria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 76th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Vienna

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Manchester Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898