Manchester vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	548K	2.75M

The cost of living in Manchester is 79% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1798th and 4674th ($1998 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 110th and 15th 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	$17	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$8601

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933