Manchester vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
548K
1.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 153% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1330th and 6262nd ($2265 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 107th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696