Manchester vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	45
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	548K	750K

The cost of living in Manchester is 25% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1330th and 2674th ($2265 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 79th 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 Winnipeg. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 107th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Winnipeg

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	Manchester	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714