Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 26.9% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Manchester instead of France, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.41
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.98
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$100.90
£80.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$26.11
£20.84
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 85.3% more for childcare
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$35.36
£28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
France
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$78.54
£62.71
|
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