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Manchester
#88 of 123
Europe

Manchester

United Kingdom

Salary & Cost of Living

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How do salaries and expenses in Manchester compare to San Francisco?

Purchasing Power Comparison

An engineer in Manchester is 54% worse off vs in San Francisco

This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Manchester compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.

Median Salary
$71,351
-$199K (-74%) vs San Francisco
Based on 226 data points from levels.fyi
Net Salary
$48,519
-$122K (-72%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 32%
Cost of Living
38% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed cost breakdown on Numbeo
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Weather

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How does the weather in Manchester compare to San Francisco?

San Francisco has better overall weather

3.8/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)

Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated

Average High
14°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
7°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
1,265h/yr-1797h/yr(-59%)
Average High in hottest month
20°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
3°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
120/yr+71/yr(+146%)
Muggy Days
0/yr(same as San Francisco)

Rankings

How Manchester stacks up

Home Affordability

Middle of the pack

#55

of 123 cities

≈7.8 yrs to buy 80m²

Current value

Net Income

Middle of the pack

#68

of 123 cities

$48,519/yr

Current value

Cost of Living

Middle of the pack

#73

of 123 cities

56/100

Current value (lower is better)

Comfortable Weather

Middle of the pack

#77

of 123 cities

38/100 weather score

Current value

Pollution Score

Middle of the pack

#77

of 123 cities

53.3/100

Current value (lower is better)

Purchasing Power

Bottom 29%

#88

of 123 cities

Community Events

Bottom 23%

#96

of 123 cities

0 events on luma

Current value

Safety Index

Bottom 21%

#98

of 123 cities

43.9/100

Current value

Quality of Life

Safety ranking•Pollution ranking

How does quality of life in Manchester compare to San Francisco?

Housing Affordability

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How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Manchester compared to San Francisco?

Avg. Property Price
$4,747 / m²
53% cheaper than San Francisco
View detailed property prices on Numbeo
SWE Affordability
7.8 years
3.1 years longer than San Francisco

Community & Events

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Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Manchester has around 0 Luma events listed.

That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.

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Cloud Cover
61%(vs 34% in San Francisco)