Manchester vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	548K	750K

The cost of living in Manchester is 27% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1193rd and 2623rd ($2348 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 86th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 84th and 292nd 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	$20.3	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$15143

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310