| Manchester | Birmingham | Difference |
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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant |
15.00 £ |
12.00 £ |
-20.00 %
|
| 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 (11.2 oz small bottle) |
4.00 £ |
3.50 £ |
-12.50 %
|
| Cappuccino (regular) |
2.73 £ |
2.57 £ |
-5.66 %
|
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) |
1.17 £ |
1.47 £ |
+25.30 %
|
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) |
0.97 £ |
1.12 £ |
+15.47 %
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| Markets | [ Edit ] |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) |
3.42 £ |
3.51 £ |
+2.60 %
|
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) |
0.90 £ |
0.83 £ |
-8.06 %
|
| Rice (white), (1 lb) |
0.57 £ |
0.57 £ |
-0.83 %
|
| Eggs (regular) (12) |
1.83 £ |
1.61 £ |
-11.62 %
|
| Local Cheese (1 lb) |
2.33 £ |
2.24 £ |
-3.76 %
|
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) |
2.64 £ |
2.38 £ |
-9.73 %
|
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) |
3.17 £ |
3.14 £ |
-1.12 %
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| Apples (1 lb) |
0.79 £ |
0.78 £ |
-1.74 %
|
| Banana (1 lb) |
0.52 £ |
0.50 £ |
-3.88 %
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
0.73 £ |
0.58 £ |
-19.79 %
|
| Tomato (1 lb) |
0.81 £ |
0.61 £ |
-24.78 %
|
| Potato (1 lb) |
0.62 £ |
0.45 £ |
-27.05 %
|
| Onion (1 lb) |
0.66 £ |
0.40 £ |
-39.08 %
|
| Lettuce (1 head) |
0.75 £ |
0.55 £ |
-26.99 %
|
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) |
1.21 £ |
1.07 £ |
-11.42 %
|
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) |
7.25 £ |
6.38 £ |
-12.07 %
|
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) |
1.89 £ |
1.68 £ |
-10.86 %
|
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) |
2.35 £ |
1.85 £ |
-21.18 %
|
| 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) |
64.02 £ |
60.00 £ |
-6.28 %
|
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) |
2.20 £ |
3.50 £ |
+59.09 %
|
| 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) |
4.65 £ |
4.76 £ |
+2.39 %
|
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) |
18,230.00 £ |
20,000.00 £ |
+9.71 %
|
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) |
19,122.27 £ |
15,666.67 £ |
-18.07 %
|
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment |
148.80 £ |
124.72 £ |
-16.18 %
|
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) |
0.14 £ |
0.04 £ |
-70.15 %
|
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) |
27.22 £ |
30.55 £ |
+12.22 %
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| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult |
26.36 £ |
23.72 £ |
-10.01 %
|
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) |
9.77 £ |
7.00 £ |
-28.34 %
|
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat |
9.00 £ |
8.75 £ |
-2.78 %
|
| Childcare | [ Edit ] |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child |
787.61 £ |
831.33 £ |
+5.55 %
|
| 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) |
60.20 £ |
49.29 £ |
-18.13 %
|
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) |
28.27 £ |
27.78 £ |
-1.74 %
|
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) |
57.97 £ |
56.90 £ |
-1.84 %
|
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes |
64.36 £ |
53.56 £ |
-16.79 %
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| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre |
735.83 £ |
752.89 £ |
+2.32 %
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre |
531.00 £ |
524.05 £ |
-1.31 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre |
1,314.58 £ |
1,297.06 £ |
-1.33 %
|
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre |
836.67 £ |
873.53 £ |
+4.41 %
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| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre |
248.12 £ |
292.64 £ |
+17.94 %
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre |
226.40 £ |
175.35 £ |
-22.55 %
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| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) |
1,768.88 £ |
1,659.43 £ |
-6.19 %
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| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate |
3.32 |
2.83 |
-14.64 %
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| Last update: |
October 2018 | October 2018 | |
| Contributors: | 222 | 157 | |
| Data from past: | 18 months | 18 months | |
| Currency: GBP | | | |
