Manchester vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
548K
1.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 154% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1500th and 6292nd ($2137 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 9th 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 Tainan. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 76th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719