Restaurants | London Edit | Manchester Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 19.00 £ | 15.00 £ | -21.1 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 £ | 60.00 £ | -25.0 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 £ | 8.00 £ | 0.0 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.50 £ | 5.00 £ | -23.1 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.50 £ | 5.00 £ | -9.1 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.60 £ | 3.56 £ | -1.2 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.93 £ | 2.03 £ | +4.8 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.62 £ | 1.48 £ | -8.8 % |
Markets | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.93 £ | 4.58 £ | -7.0 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.40 £ | 1.03 £ | -26.8 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.90 £ | 0.84 £ | -7.1 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.30 £ | 3.13 £ | -5.1 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.48 £ | 3.08 £ | -11.3 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.48 £ | 2.75 £ | -20.8 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.82 £ | 5.46 £ | -6.3 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.11 £ | 1.19 £ | +7.9 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.57 £ | 0.54 £ | -5.7 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.19 £ | 1.36 £ | +13.9 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.38 £ | 1.57 £ | +13.6 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.57 £ | 0.78 £ | +36.2 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.53 £ | 0.56 £ | +5.7 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 0.93 £ | 0.83 £ | -11.1 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.27 £ | 0.99 £ | -22.0 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 9.00 £ | 8.00 £ | -11.1 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.08 £ | 2.69 £ | +29.3 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.44 £ | 3.57 £ | +46.5 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 15.00 £ | 13.38 £ | -10.8 % |
Transportation | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.85 £ | 2.00 £ | -29.8 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 200.00 £ | 80.00 £ | -60.0 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.00 £ | 3.30 £ | -17.5 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.13 £ | 3.50 £ | +11.7 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 £ | 18.60 £ | -38.0 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.73 £ | 5.71 £ | -0.5 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,560.00 £ | 28,285.00 £ | +6.5 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,251.33 £ | 26,595.33 £ | +1.3 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 287.04 £ | 256.34 £ | -10.7 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 15.22 £ | 15.65 £ | +2.8 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 31.12 £ | 29.90 £ | -3.9 % |
Sports And Leisure | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 47.26 £ | 28.04 £ | -40.7 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 13.66 £ | 10.29 £ | -24.7 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 £ | 9.50 £ | -36.7 % |
Childcare | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,840.34 £ | 1,235.44 £ | -32.9 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 20,054.76 £ | 11,750.00 £ | -41.4 % |
Clothing And Shoes | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 83.05 £ | 64.71 £ | -22.1 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 39.97 £ | 30.00 £ | -24.9 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 89.11 £ | 69.41 £ | -22.1 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 96.33 £ | 66.25 £ | -31.2 % |
Rent Per Month | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 2,245.83 £ | 1,170.31 £ | -47.9 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,628.00 £ | 887.50 £ | -45.5 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 4,284.52 £ | 1,937.88 £ | -54.8 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,892.31 £ | 1,290.62 £ | -55.4 % |
Buy Apartment Price | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,311.20 £ | 372.91 £ | -71.6 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 716.48 £ | 250.84 £ | -65.0 % |
Salaries And Financing | London Edit | Manchester Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,179.14 £ | 2,217.49 £ | -30.2 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.57 | 6.21 | +11.6 % |
Last update: | April 2024 | April 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 887 | 183 |
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Cost of Living in Ealing | 10.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Croydon | 11.15 miles |
Cost of Living in Kingston upon Thames | 11.19 miles |
Cost of Living in Barnet | 16.17 miles |
Cost of Living in Watford | 20.33 miles |
Cost of Living in Slough | 22.72 miles |
Cost of Living in Harlow | 24.88 miles |
Cost of Living in Welwyn Garden City | 25.71 miles |
Cost of Living in Stockport | 6.71 miles |
Cost of Living in Oldham | 6.89 miles |
Cost of Living in Bury | 11.72 miles |
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Cost of Living in Preston | 36.03 miles |
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