Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
2.71M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5770th and 1193rd ($971 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 281st and 84th 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
$4.32
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$20557

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831