Food, drink, rent, mortgages, energy, transport. You name it and it probably costs significantly more than it did a few months ago.
In fact, for many people, the only thing that hasn't rocketed in recent years is their wages. And Mancunians are feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis more than most.
As we reported earlier this week people living in Manchester are spending more of their monthly salary on bills than anywhere else in the UK.
Around 80 per cent of their income after tax goes on things like food, rent, bills and travel costs - compared to just 66 per cent for those living in London. Read more: More than 400,000 households to get DWP £300 cost of living payment in Greater Manchester - check how many where you live Read more: “Why do we want to be like London?”: Mancs hit back at report's recommendations on city's future And when you look the figures involved it's no surprise.
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