Baltimore vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	91
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1292nd and 1798th ($2197 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 57th 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 Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 89th and 110th 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	$15.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$13845

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629