Cost of living comparison

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

Manchester is 50.4% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 3.6% less in Manchester
Groceries
pay 13.6% less in Manchester
Transportation
pay 65.5% more in Manchester
Housing
pay 20.4% more in Manchester
Childcare
pay 3.6 times more in Manchester
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.7% more in Manchester
Clothing
pay 14.1% less in Manchester

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Manchester are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Manchester. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Manchester.

Manchester vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manchester instead of Vienna, you would:

pay 3.6% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Manchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.17
$19.37
£14.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$10.33
£7.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.44
$2.57
£1.91

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Manchester
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.57
$1.53
£1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.21
$5.03
£3.73
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.28
$5.99
£4.45

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Manchester
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€5.80
$7.12
£5.29
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€36.83
$110.30
£81.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€24,457.32
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 20.4% more for housing

 
Vienna
Manchester
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€32.22
$39.51
£29.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€975.96
$1,526.78
£1,134.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€712.27
$1,143.93
£849.86

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Manchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€241.22
$1,691.34
£1,256.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€13,766.59
$16,789.99
£12,473.82

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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Manchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.72
$6.46
£4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.71
$4.60
£3.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€5.95
$17.63
£13.10

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Manchester
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€92.10
$84.41
£62.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€38.51
$41.44
£30.78
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€84.09
$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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