Baltimore vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 5% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1429th and 1193rd ($2224 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 30th 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 Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 138th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Manchester

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	Baltimore	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$20557

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831