| Manchester | Birmingham | Difference |
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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
13.50 £ |
12.00 £ |
-11.11 %
|
| 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 £ |
3.62 £ |
-9.38 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
3.80 £ |
3.95 £ |
+3.95 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.66 £ |
2.67 £ |
+0.27 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) |
1.17 £ |
1.45 £ |
+23.88 %
|
| Water (12 oz small bottle) |
1.01 £ |
1.17 £ |
+15.62 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.48 £ |
3.50 £ |
+0.35 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
0.90 £ |
0.82 £ |
-9.58 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.59 £ |
0.58 £ |
-1.81 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
1.85 £ |
1.67 £ |
-10.10 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
2.52 £ |
2.39 £ |
-5.32 %
|
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
2.62 £ |
2.35 £ |
-10.22 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
2.82 £ |
3.17 £ |
+12.68 %
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
0.83 £ |
0.91 £ |
+8.70 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.54 £ |
0.46 £ |
-14.47 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.66 £ |
0.66 £ |
-0.00 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
0.74 £ |
0.79 £ |
+7.14 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.59 £ |
0.52 £ |
-11.85 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.66 £ |
0.39 £ |
-40.64 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
0.71 £ |
0.64 £ |
-10.19 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.18 £ |
1.05 £ |
-11.44 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
8.00 £ |
6.50 £ |
-18.75 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
1.65 £ |
1.56 £ |
-5.68 %
|
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) |
2.33 £ |
1.68 £ |
-27.95 %
|
| 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) |
2.80 £ |
2.50 £ |
-10.71 %
|
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) |
65.22 £ |
61.25 £ |
-6.08 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
2.20 £ |
3.50 £ |
+59.09 %
|
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) |
2.45 £ |
2.41 £ |
-1.64 %
|
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) |
20.00 £ |
30.00 £ |
+50.00 %
|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
4.73 £ |
4.80 £ |
+1.58 %
|
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
18,115.00 £ |
15,000.00 £ |
-17.20 %
|
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
18,572.78 £ |
16,500.00 £ |
-11.16 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
153.74 £ |
126.74 £ |
-17.57 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.16 £ |
0.10 £ |
-39.69 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
27.88 £ |
30.55 £ |
+9.58 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
24.87 £ |
22.90 £ |
-7.90 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
10.44 £ |
7.00 £ |
-32.98 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
8.00 £ |
9.00 £ |
+12.50 %
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| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
778.67 £ |
877.60 £ |
+12.71 %
|
| 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) |
63.26 £ |
49.00 £ |
-22.54 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
27.87 £ |
28.61 £ |
+2.63 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
59.11 £ |
56.87 £ |
-3.78 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
59.56 £ |
52.27 £ |
-12.24 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
750.86 £ |
753.64 £ |
+0.37 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
553.45 £ |
526.30 £ |
-4.90 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,358.33 £ |
1,310.00 £ |
-3.56 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
850.00 £ |
852.38 £ |
+0.28 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
334.35 £ |
294.11 £ |
-12.03 %
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
234.68 £ |
194.20 £ |
-17.25 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,750.79 £ |
1,665.90 £ |
-4.85 %
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.36 |
2.84 |
-15.52 %
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| Last update: |
February 2019 | February 2019 | |
| Contributors: | 219 | 184 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: GBP | | | |
