Manchester vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	52
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	548K	791K

The cost of living in Manchester is 96% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1662nd and 5101st ($2071 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 85th and 3754th 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	$16.7	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$15118

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Cities near Manchester

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052