Cost of living comparison
Spain is 23.8% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in Spain instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Manchester
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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