Manchester vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
94
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
548K
2.43M

The cost of living in Manchester is 88% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4646th ($2348 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 178th 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
$20.3
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$16947

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612