Manchester vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	52
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	548K	791K

The cost of living in Manchester is 125% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1330th and 5515th ($2265 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 404th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 107th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Niigata

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	Manchester	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001