| Manchester | Birmingham | Difference |
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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
12.00 £ |
12.00 £ |
0.00 %
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| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
50.00 £ |
48.00 £ |
-4.00 %
|
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
5.00 £ |
5.75 £ |
+15.00 %
|
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
4.00 £ |
3.77 £ |
-5.62 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
4.00 £ |
4.00 £ |
0.00 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.68 £ |
2.67 £ |
-0.64 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
1.15 £ |
1.25 £ |
+8.70 %
|
| Water (12 oz small bottle) |
1.03 £ |
0.95 £ |
-7.84 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.42 £ |
3.54 £ |
+3.78 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
0.95 £ |
0.83 £ |
-12.73 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.52 £ |
0.46 £ |
-11.69 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
2.15 £ |
1.79 £ |
-16.59 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
2.59 £ |
2.18 £ |
-15.74 %
|
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
2.34 £ |
2.25 £ |
-3.84 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
2.91 £ |
3.33 £ |
+14.16 %
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
0.86 £ |
0.86 £ |
+0.66 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.55 £ |
0.50 £ |
-9.21 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.69 £ |
0.71 £ |
+2.61 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
0.68 £ |
1.05 £ |
+54.00 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.48 £ |
0.57 £ |
+18.52 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.60 £ |
0.41 £ |
-31.58 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
0.79 £ |
0.72 £ |
-9.08 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.15 £ |
0.94 £ |
-17.52 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
7.00 £ |
6.50 £ |
-7.14 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
2.09 £ |
1.64 £ |
-21.44 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
2.64 £ |
1.57 £ |
-40.41 %
|
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
10.50 £ |
10.50 £ |
0.00 %
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| Transportation | [ Edit ] |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
3.00 £ |
2.40 £ |
-20.00 %
|
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
67.39 £ |
62.75 £ |
-6.89 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
3.00 £ |
3.50 £ |
+16.67 %
|
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
2.41 £ |
2.41 £ |
0.00 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
25.00 £ |
27.50 £ |
+10.00 %
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| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
4.84 £ |
4.85 £ |
+0.08 %
|
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
18,230.00 £ |
18,000.00 £ |
-1.26 %
|
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
19,550.56 £ |
17,326.25 £ |
-11.38 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
144.22 £ |
132.88 £ |
-7.87 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.10 £ |
0.06 £ |
-35.33 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
29.58 £ |
30.11 £ |
+1.79 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
26.50 £ |
22.48 £ |
-15.17 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
10.14 £ |
15.67 £ |
+54.56 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
7.75 £ |
9.00 £ |
+16.13 %
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| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
728.09 £ |
839.67 £ |
+15.32 %
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| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
13,800.00 £ |
12,000.00 £ |
-13.04 %
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| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
56.50 £ |
49.33 £ |
-12.68 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
28.41 £ |
30.10 £ |
+5.95 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
60.61 £ |
55.56 £ |
-8.34 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
55.22 £ |
50.80 £ |
-8.00 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
780.19 £ |
733.75 £ |
-5.95 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
562.41 £ |
531.00 £ |
-5.58 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,346.55 £ |
1,359.05 £ |
+0.93 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
880.00 £ |
828.41 £ |
-5.86 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
309.19 £ |
324.51 £ |
+4.95 %
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
241.70 £ |
164.44 £ |
-31.97 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,719.71 £ |
1,790.07 £ |
+4.09 %
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| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.43 |
3.02 |
-11.91 %
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| Last update: |
October 2019 | October 2019 |
| Contributors: | 254 | 175 |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months |
| Currency: GBP | | |
