Manchester vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	70
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	548K	720K

The cost of living in Manchester is 160% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1156th and 6268th ($2365 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 798th 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 1654th 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	$19.7	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$12437

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554