Manchester vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
548K
2.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 149% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5994th ($2348 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 351st 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
$20.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684