Cost of living comparison
United States is 12.6% more expensive than Manchester.
If you lived in United States instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 39.7% more for housing
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Manchester
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$109.59
|
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