Manchester vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
548K
3.03M

The cost of living in Manchester is 129% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1500th and 6052nd ($2137 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 5th in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 76th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Taichung

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Manchester Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716