Manchester vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	548K	2.75M

The cost of living in Manchester is 67% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4366th ($2071 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 85th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Osaka

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	Manchester	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008