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Cost of Living in Manchester - Updated Prices & Insights
80.77
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,101 (excluding rent), and $2,697 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,806 (excluding rent), and $5,110 including rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.32 £14.95
$12.19 £8.97
$37.92 £27.91
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.8 £71.2
$69.1 £50.9
$138 £102
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.88
$9.37 £6.9
$11.38 £8.38
Cappuccino
$5.14 £3.79
$3.08 £2.26
$5.87 £4.32
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 £1.93
$1.65 £1.21
$4.12 £3.03
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 £1.28
$1.37 £1.01
$3.71 £2.73
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.51 £5.53
$4.85 £3.57
$8.88 £6.53
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.51 £5.52
$5.46 £4.02
$9.56 £7.03
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.2
$0.88 £0.65
$2.06 £1.52
White Bread (500g)
$1.72 £1.27
$1 £0.74
$2.94 £2.17
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.14 £1.58
$1.33 £0.98
$4.38 £3.22
Eggs
$4.06 £2.99
$2.2 £1.62
$4.96 £3.65
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.25 £9.02
$6.56 £4.83
$24.6 £18.1
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.45 £6.95
$5.35 £3.94
$16.06 £11.82
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.06 £12.55
$9.22 £6.79
$27 £19.87
Apples (1kg)
$3.31 £2.44
$1.1 £0.81
$6.88 £5.06
Banana (1kg)
$1.8 £1.33
$1.21 £0.89
$2.94 £2.16
Oranges (1kg)
$4.01 £2.95
$1.39 £1.02
$7.63 £5.62
Tomato (1kg)
$4.22 £3.11
$1.35 £0.99
$8.08 £5.94
Potato (1kg)
$2.06 £1.51
$1.08 £0.79
$3.36 £2.47
Onion (1kg)
$1.81 £1.33
$1.19 £0.88
$2.79 £2.05
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 £0.96
$0.96 £0.71
$1.65 £1.21
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.44 £1.06
$0.67 £0.49
$2.01 £1.48
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.74 £13.79
$17.29 £12.73
$21.42 £15.76
Wine (Bottle)
$10.8 £7.95
$8.1 £5.96
$16.2 £11.92
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.44 £1.8
$1.45 £1.07
$3.97 £2.92
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.42 £2.51
$1.59 £1.17
$6.61 £4.86
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.68 £1.97
$2.68 £1.97
$4.02 £2.96
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$124 £91.3
$110 £81.2
$180 £132
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.59 £4.11
$4.9 £3.61
$8.39 £6.18
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.93 £2.15
$1.53 £1.13
$3.96 £2.91
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.09 £25.08
$25.36 £18.67
$54.5 £40.14
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.94 £1.43
$1.84 £1.35
$2.12 £1.56
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.2K
$38.3K £28.2K
$38.3K £28.2K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.4K £29.7K
$40K £29.4K
$40.7K £29.9K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$300 £221
$196 £144
$640 £471
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23 £16.92
$13.68 £10.06
$54.7 £40.24
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.57 £31.33
$33.62 £24.74
$60.5 £44.54
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.81 £30.77
$27.23 £20.04
$68.1 £50.1
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.54 £11.43
$8.03 £5.91
$22.77 £16.76
Cinema Ticket
$13.83 £10.18
$11.08 £8.15
$16.61 £12.23
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,935 £1,424
$1,585 £1,167
$2,674 £1,967
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.1K £15.6K
$12.3K £9,036
$31.4K £23.1K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$89.8 £66.1
$33.88 £24.93
$136 £99.7
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.44 £30.49
$16.12 £11.87
$67.2 £49.45
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.6 £65.2
$54.2 £39.9
$122 £89.8
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 £79.8
$68.9 £50.7
$138 £101
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,642 £1,208
$1,384 £1,018
$2,076 £1,528
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,290 £949
$1,035 £761
$1,518 £1,117
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,704 £1,990
$2,315 £1,704
$3,404 £2,505
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,035 £1,498
$1,605 £1,181
$2,541 £1,870
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,673 £4,174
$4,680 £3,444
$7,197 £5,296
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,033 £2,968
$3,118 £2,295
$7,297 £5,370
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,195 £2,351
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.92
5
7.5
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