Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5666th and 1156th ($999 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 364th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Manchester

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Kaohsiung Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$21096

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$910
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$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862