Manchester vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
548K
2.35M

The cost of living in Manchester is 151% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1156th and 6085th ($2365 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Taoyuan

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Manchester Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$17081

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464