Baltimore vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 6% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1414th and 1156th ($2234 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 164th and 78th 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	$17.3	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$21096

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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