Manchester vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
548K
2.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 84% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1500th and 4715th ($2137 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 76th and 311th 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
$17.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$18424

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Cities near Manchester

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605