Manchester vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
548K
2.75M

The cost of living in Manchester is 76% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1500th and 4566th ($2137 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 76th 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
$17.6
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016