Atlanta vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	499K	548K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 17% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 647th and 1330th ($2641 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 39th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 179th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Manchester

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	Atlanta	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$20873

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804