Baltimore vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1662nd ($2287 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 46th 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 24th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 131st and 85th 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	$16.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$19551

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681