Manchester vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	548K	459K

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1193rd and 978th ($2348 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 84th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Virginia Beach

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	Manchester	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769