Charlotte vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$3299
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	875K	548K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 22% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 574th and 1500th ($2615 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 230th and 76th 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	$17.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$17390

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761