Cleveland vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	90
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	373K	548K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 17% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2121st and 1156th ($1971 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 357th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Manchester

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	Cleveland	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$21096

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

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