Manchester vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	548K	732K

The cost of living in Manchester is 99% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 1330th and 4858th ($2265 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.7 months in Namyangju. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 107th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Namyangju

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	Manchester	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$10941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$5950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$9.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$77.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$13832

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Cities near Manchester

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

Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1134
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1307
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1097
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1004
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1112
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1080
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1175
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1065
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1120
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1171
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$874
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1079
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1088
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1568
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1078
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1153
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$920
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1037
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1068
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1020
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1063