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ManchesterCost of Living and Rent in Manchester
Manchester · City-centre one-bedroom rent: £1,355 / month. Outside the centre: £943 / month.
Latest data date:1-bedroom rent (centre)
£1,355City rents are listed separatelyLiving costs
No dataOne person · excluding rentFuel (1 L)
£1.68Country reference priceiPhone affordability
10.5 daysWorking days at country salaryOverview
Manchester · City-centre one-bedroom rent: £1,355 / month. Outside the centre: £943 / month. Consider salary, rent, everyday costs and product prices together with their scope. Sources and verification dates appear in the data section below.
69,931,528Country population 2026
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Purchasing Power Overview
Sourced expenses as a share of monthly net salary. This is not a quality-of-life score.
Essential Expenses
Monthly living expenses and fuel per litre. Note the different units.
City-centre rent£1,355
Rent outside the centre£943
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Country prices and working time at the average net salary.
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Sourced data details
City centre one-bedroom · monthly
£1,3552026-09-11
Rent sourceOutside-centre one-bedroom · monthly
£9432026-09-11
Rent sourceHero image: Mrs Anna Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0
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What do the data show?
Manchester, United Kingdom: monthly city-centre one-bedroom rent £1,355; outside the centre £943. Country salaries are not substituted for missing verified city salaries. Rent source
Latest source-data date: . Each metric retains its own date and scope.