Manchester vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	548K	468K

The cost of living in Manchester is 2% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1156th and 1246th ($2365 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1054th 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 245th 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	$19.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$24650

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736