| Manchester | Birmingham | Difference |
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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
13.00 £ |
12.00 £ |
-7.69 %
|
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course |
50.00 £ |
50.00 £ |
0.00 %
|
| 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 (11.2 oz small bottle) |
3.80 £ |
3.50 £ |
-7.89 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.67 £ |
2.60 £ |
-2.58 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) |
1.21 £ |
1.45 £ |
+20.17 %
|
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) |
0.91 £ |
1.15 £ |
+26.21 %
|
| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.37 £ |
3.48 £ |
+3.39 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
0.91 £ |
0.81 £ |
-11.11 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.57 £ |
0.60 £ |
+5.65 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
1.78 £ |
1.61 £ |
-9.67 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
2.29 £ |
2.18 £ |
-4.80 %
|
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
2.69 £ |
2.30 £ |
-14.44 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
3.12 £ |
3.40 £ |
+9.08 %
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
0.80 £ |
0.80 £ |
+0.32 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.50 £ |
0.48 £ |
-5.03 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.75 £ |
0.59 £ |
-21.21 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
0.77 £ |
0.62 £ |
-20.01 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.63 £ |
0.41 £ |
-35.10 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.67 £ |
0.40 £ |
-41.18 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
0.74 £ |
0.52 £ |
-29.02 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.21 £ |
0.98 £ |
-18.46 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
7.00 £ |
6.00 £ |
-14.29 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
1.77 £ |
1.58 £ |
-10.66 %
|
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
2.24 £ |
1.64 £ |
-27.13 %
|
| 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) |
65.11 £ |
60.00 £ |
-7.85 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
2.10 £ |
3.50 £ |
+66.67 %
|
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
2.41 £ |
2.41 £ |
0.00 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
20.00 £ |
30.00 £ |
+50.00 %
|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
4.56 £ |
4.66 £ |
+2.25 %
|
| 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) |
18,362.08 £ |
15,500.00 £ |
-15.59 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
143.96 £ |
124.30 £ |
-13.65 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.14 £ |
0.05 £ |
-67.70 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
28.64 £ |
29.37 £ |
+2.54 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
26.41 £ |
23.07 £ |
-12.64 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
9.37 £ |
7.80 £ |
-16.73 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
9.00 £ |
8.25 £ |
-8.33 %
|
| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
705.13 £ |
797.60 £ |
+13.11 %
|
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child |
13,750.00 £ |
13,000.00 £ |
-5.45 %
|
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) |
59.35 £ |
50.88 £ |
-14.26 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
30.23 £ |
27.21 £ |
-9.98 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
58.38 £ |
57.82 £ |
-0.95 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
62.67 £ |
53.14 £ |
-15.20 %
|
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
748.12 £ |
741.90 £ |
-0.83 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
537.67 £ |
537.06 £ |
-0.11 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,300.00 £ |
1,303.12 £ |
+0.24 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
823.15 £ |
869.64 £ |
+5.65 %
|
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
238.83 £ |
283.35 £ |
+18.64 %
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
202.71 £ |
164.90 £ |
-18.65 %
|
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,790.79 £ |
1,641.65 £ |
-8.33 %
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.37 |
3.01 |
-10.73 %
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| Last update: |
July 2018 | July 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 220 | 157 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: GBP | | | |
