Manchester vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	548K	468K

The cost of living in Manchester is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1662nd and 972nd ($2071 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 892nd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 85th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Raleigh

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	Manchester	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$21914

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682