Manchester vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
93
84
🏙️ Population
548K
2.33M

The cost of living in Manchester is 140% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1330th and 5995th ($2265 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 107th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$14970

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451