Manchester vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
548K
1.87M

The cost of living in Manchester is 155% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6380th ($2071 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 10th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 85th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682