Atlanta vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	499K	548K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 19% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 714th and 1500th ($2540 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 53rd 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 140th and 76th 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	$18	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$17390

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761