Charlotte vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	90
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	875K	548K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 2% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1073rd and 1156th ($2403 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 283rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Manchester

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	Charlotte	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$21096

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

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