Manchester vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
548K
2.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 71% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1798th and 4516th ($1998 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 110th and 209th 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
$17
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$19102

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589