Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 56% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6046th and 1500th ($932 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 389th and 76th 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
$3.76
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761