Manchester vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
548K
14.3M

The cost of living in Manchester is 39% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1156th and 3249th ($2365 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 78th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tokyo

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Manchester Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005