Manchester vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$1634
😷 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 93% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1500th and 4902nd ($2137 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 146th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 76th and 3769th 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	$17.6	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$15392

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046