Manchester vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
548K
2.33M

The cost of living in Manchester is 146% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1500th and 6227th ($2137 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 76th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691