Manchester vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	548K	690K

The cost of living in Manchester is 32% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1330th and 73rd ($2265 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 58th 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 Washington. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Washington

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	Manchester	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$24065

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949