Manchester vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
82
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
548K
468K

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1363rd ($2348 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 84th and 219th 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
$20.3
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$24243

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729