Manchester vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$1508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	68
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	548K	720K

The cost of living in Manchester is 118% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1500th and 5836th ($2137 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 769th 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 Okayama. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 76th and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Okayama

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	Manchester	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582