Atlanta vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	548K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 11% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 699th and 1156th ($2617 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 33rd 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 231st and 78th 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	$20.9	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$21096

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862