Manchester vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$1684
😷 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 75% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4534th ($2071 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 85th and 339th 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
$16.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$19749

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Cities near Manchester

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581