Kaohsiung vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$361
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5750th and 1662nd ($956 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 46th 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 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 417th and 85th 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
$3.82
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$19551

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KaohsiungManchester

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$788
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124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681