Cost of living comparison

 United States
compared to
 Manchester, United Kingdom
Manchester vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Manchester is 9.2% more expensive than United States overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.8% less in Manchester
Groceries
pay 18.1% less in Manchester
Transportation
pay 60.5% more in Manchester
Housing
pay 3.6% less in Manchester
Childcare
pay 0.2% more in Manchester
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.1% more in Manchester
Clothing
pay 14.1% more in Manchester

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Manchester are more expensive than in United States. Expenses including groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Manchester.

Manchester vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manchester instead of United States, you would:

pay 0.8% less for restaurants

 
United States
Manchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.59
 
$19.37
£14.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.47
 
$10.33
£7.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$2.57
£1.91

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

 
United States
Manchester
Bread
1 loaf
$3.49
 
$1.53
£1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.33
 
$5.03
£3.73
Milk (1 gallon) $3.91
 
$5.99
£4.45

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

 
United States
Manchester
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.61
 
$7.12
£5.29
Monthly public transit pass $65.15
 
$110.30
£81.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,583.67
 
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 3.6% less for housing

 
United States
Manchester
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$67.50
 
$39.51
£29.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,655.99
 
$1,526.78
£1,134.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,423.40
 
$1,143.93
£849.86

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

 
United States
Manchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,351.84
 
$1,691.34
£1,256.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,265.44
 
$16,789.99
£12,473.82

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
United States
Manchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.78
 
$6.46
£4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
 
$4.60
£3.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.68
 
$17.63
£13.10

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

 
United States
Manchester
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.38
 
$84.41
£62.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.66
 
$41.44
£30.78
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.52
 
$90.41
£67.17

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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