Manchester vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
548K
1.33M

The cost of living in Manchester is 120% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1156th and 5151st ($2365 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Saitama

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Manchester Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102