Manchester vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
548K
4.36M

The cost of living in Manchester is 98% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1798th and 5229th ($1998 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 110th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$11035

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589