Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 10.1% more expensive than Glasgow.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$18.63
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$2.18
£1.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.80
£1.43
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$3.69
£2.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.69
|
$4.98
£3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.15
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$3.22
£2.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.80
£0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.88
£0.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$0.68
£0.54
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.04
|
$7.70
£6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.30
|
$89.43
£71.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,757.10
|
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.32
|
$15.99
£12.74
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.04
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£778.82
|
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£629.22
|
$854.18
£680.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£165.99
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£771.01
|
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,259.88
|
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.96
|
$5.74
£4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$4.04
£3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.62
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.89
|
$37.42
£29.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$11.18
£8.91
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Manchester
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.22
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.59
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.65
|
$81.62
£65.05
|
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