Manchester vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
548K
468K

The cost of living in Manchester is 14% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1500th and 806th ($2137 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 719th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 76th and 202nd 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
$17.6
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$22229

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753