| Manchester | Birmingham | Difference |
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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
14.25 £ |
12.00 £ |
-15.79 %
|
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
55.00 £ |
50.00 £ |
-9.09 %
|
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) |
5.00 £ |
6.00 £ |
+20.00 %
|
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) |
4.00 £ |
3.77 £ |
-5.63 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
4.00 £ |
3.95 £ |
-1.25 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.73 £ |
2.61 £ |
-4.60 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
1.20 £ |
1.48 £ |
+22.53 %
|
| Water (12 oz small bottle) |
1.01 £ |
1.16 £ |
+14.78 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.42 £ |
3.49 £ |
+2.09 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
0.90 £ |
0.82 £ |
-8.94 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.58 £ |
0.57 £ |
-2.61 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
1.83 £ |
1.64 £ |
-10.40 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
2.27 £ |
2.44 £ |
+7.44 %
|
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
2.64 £ |
2.36 £ |
-10.63 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
2.83 £ |
3.24 £ |
+14.42 %
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| Apples (1 lb) |
0.78 £ |
0.82 £ |
+4.85 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.49 £ |
0.46 £ |
-6.89 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.65 £ |
0.61 £ |
-6.59 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
0.75 £ |
0.68 £ |
-9.38 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.59 £ |
0.46 £ |
-22.53 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.63 £ |
0.40 £ |
-36.33 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
0.69 £ |
0.58 £ |
-16.94 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.19 £ |
1.02 £ |
-14.22 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
7.25 £ |
6.38 £ |
-12.07 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
1.60 £ |
1.49 £ |
-6.86 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
2.15 £ |
1.61 £ |
-25.32 %
|
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) |
10.00 £ |
10.00 £ |
0.00 %
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| Transportation | [ Edit ] |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) |
3.00 £ |
2.50 £ |
-16.67 %
|
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
65.00 £ |
60.00 £ |
-7.69 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
2.00 £ |
3.50 £ |
+75.00 %
|
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
2.41 £ |
2.41 £ |
0.00 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
20.00 £ |
30.00 £ |
+50.00 %
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| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
4.68 £ |
4.79 £ |
+2.47 %
|
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
18,230.00 £ |
16,000.00 £ |
-12.23 %
|
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
20,269.38 £ |
16,500.00 £ |
-18.60 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
145.25 £ |
126.68 £ |
-12.79 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.15 £ |
0.05 £ |
-66.06 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
27.93 £ |
30.14 £ |
+7.93 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
25.92 £ |
22.60 £ |
-12.81 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
10.00 £ |
7.00 £ |
-30.00 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
9.00 £ |
9.00 £ |
0.00 %
|
| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
778.67 £ |
831.33 £ |
+6.76 %
|
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
13,800.00 £ |
13,666.67 £ |
-0.97 %
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| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
60.19 £ |
46.67 £ |
-22.47 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
27.50 £ |
27.26 £ |
-0.86 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
57.97 £ |
55.82 £ |
-3.71 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
61.36 £ |
53.89 £ |
-12.17 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
739.84 £ |
755.25 £ |
+2.08 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
535.31 £ |
516.90 £ |
-3.44 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,312.96 £ |
1,302.63 £ |
-0.79 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
831.67 £ |
850.00 £ |
+2.20 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
334.35 £ |
292.64 £ |
-12.47 %
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
234.68 £ |
177.44 £ |
-24.39 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,682.97 £ |
1,611.96 £ |
-4.22 %
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.42 |
2.76 |
-19.39 %
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| Last update: |
December 2018 | December 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 224 | 167 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: GBP | | | |
