Manchester vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
548K
1.33M

The cost of living in Manchester is 106% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1500th and 5386th ($2137 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 76th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075