Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
84
91
🏙️ Population
2.73M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 53% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5786th and 1798th ($932 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 57th in Taiwan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 320th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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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