Manchester vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	548K	690K

The cost of living in Manchester is 35% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1798th and 96th ($1998 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 82nd 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 2.2 months in Washington. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 110th and 22nd 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	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$28279

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846