Cost-of-Living Comparator
The equivalent salary you need in another city to keep your lifestyle.
Equivalent salary needed in Manchester
£36,471
to maintain your London lifestyle (same currency)
Estimate only — not tax advice. Figures are estimates based on publicly available tax rules and may not reflect your full circumstances. See our methodology & sources. Always confirm with an official tax authority or a licensed adviser before making decisions.
Moving cities? The same salary stretches very differently depending on local costs. This comparator shows the equivalent salary you'd need in a target city to maintain your current lifestyle, based on cost-of-living indices.
Pick your current and target city and enter your salary to see the equivalent figure. For cross-country moves it compares purchasing power, not exchange rates — pair it with the take-home calculators to factor in tax too.
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+How do I compare salaries between cities?
Scale your salary by the ratio of the two cities' cost-of-living indices. If the target city is 20% more expensive, you need roughly 20% more salary to maintain the same standard of living — before accounting for tax differences.
Estimate only — not tax advice. Figures are estimates based on publicly available tax rules and may not reflect your full circumstances. See our methodology & sources (last reviewed June 2026). Always confirm with an official tax authority or a licensed adviser before making decisions.