Manchester vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	548K	449K

The cost of living in Manchester is 38% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1156th and 13th ($2365 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 78th and 9th 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	$19.7	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171