Manchester vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
548K
1.33M

The cost of living in Manchester is 123% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5168th ($2348 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 84th and 1050th 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
$20.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$14598

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096