Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 72.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Spain, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$2.51
£1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.41
£1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$4.44
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.71
£4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.84
£3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$3.47
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.41
£1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.71
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.98
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.02
£0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.71
£0.56
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$7.09
£5.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$100.90
£79.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$26.11
£20.55
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$37.71
£29.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$1,476.02
£1,161.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$1,119.33
£881.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$247.23
£194.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$1,558.15
£1,226.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$14,819.30
£11,664.15
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$6.31
£4.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$4.49
£3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$16.71
£13.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$35.36
£27.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$11.98
£9.43
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Spain
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$80.80
£63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$37.52
£29.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$86.18
£67.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$78.54
£61.82
|
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