LondonvsManchester
💰
Manchester saves you $1,800/month
40% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
London has 1x faster internet
230 Mbps avg download speed
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
London
Manchester
Total Budget
$4,500/mo
$2,700/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$2,600/mo
$1,500/mo ✓
Coworking
$350/mo
$320/mo ✓
Meal Out
$22
$18 ✓
Coffee
$4.8
$4.2 ✓
Manchester is $1,800/mo cheaper (67% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇬🇧 London
📶 Internet230 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+0
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West3h
🇺🇸 US East6h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🇬🇧 Manchester
📶 Internet165 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+0
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West3h
🇺🇸 US East6h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
London
ClimateOceanic
Avg Temp12°C
Rainy Days129/year
Best months: June, August
Manchester
ClimateOceanic
Avg Temp11°C
Rainy Days189/year
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
4°4°
Apr
10°10°
Jul
18°16°
Oct
13°11°
LondonManchester
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇬🇧London
🇬🇧Manchester
💰
Monthly Budget
$4,500
$2,700
Winner📶
Internet Speed
230 Mbps
Winner165 Mbps
🛡️
Safety
4.2/5
Winner3.8/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.4/10
Winner4/10
🍽️
Food Scene
9/10
8/10
🎉
Nightlife
9/10
9/10
🚶
Walkability
9/10
8/10
👥
Community
large
Winnermedium
4
London wins
vs
1
Manchester wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Manchester
$1800/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
London
230 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
London
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
London
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇬🇧London
Pros
- +World-class job market and networking hub for tech, finance, media and creative industries
- +Very fast and reliable internet with widespread fibre and 5G coverage
- +Huge choice of coworking spaces, colivings and laptop-friendly cafés across many neighbourhoods
- +Unmatched cultural offer: museums, galleries, theatre, live music and events every night of the week
Cons
- −Extremely high cost of living and especially high rents compared to most cities in Europe
- −Finding good-value long-term accommodation can be stressful and competitive
- −Weather is often grey, rainy and unpredictable outside the best summer weeks
- −Commutes can be long and public transport crowded at peak hours
🇬🇧Manchester
Pros
- +Significantly more affordable than London while still offering a big-city feel
- +Strong café culture and lots of laptop-friendly coffee shops, especially in the Northern Quarter and Ancoats
- +Good selection of coworking spaces with day passes around £20–£30 and memberships around £200–£300 per month
- +Fast and reliable fibre broadband with above-average UK speeds and good 5G coverage
Cons
- −Weather is often grey, wet and windy for much of the year – not ideal for sun-seeking nomads
- −City centre can feel busy and a bit rough around certain streets at night
- −Less walkable between outlying neighbourhoods – you will use tram or bus often
- −No beach – seaside trips require trains to Liverpool, Blackpool or further
