Manchester vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
548K
2.44M

The cost of living in Manchester is 88% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1156th and 4661st ($2365 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Taipei

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Manchester Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$18442

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Cities near Manchester

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602