Manchester vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	69
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	548K	720K

The cost of living in Manchester is 147% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1330th and 6116th ($2265 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 791st 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 107th and 3262nd 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	$17.3	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558