Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 56% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5567th and 1330th ($1002 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 39th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 461st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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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