Manchester vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
548K
1.85M

The cost of living in Manchester is 160% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1156th and 6264th ($2365 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tainan

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Manchester Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697