Manchester vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	548K	452K

The cost of living in Manchester is 39% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1193rd and 11th ($2348 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 84th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Zurich

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	Manchester	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117