Cost of living comparison
France is 0.8% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in France instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
France
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Manchester
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Manchester
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Manchester
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Manchester
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Manchester
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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