Manchester vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manchester Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
548K
3.03M

The cost of living in Manchester is 101% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1798th and 5356th ($1998 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 110th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manchester vs Taichung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manchester vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Manchester and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manchester Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$13893

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721