Manchester vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
99
🏙️ Population
548K
14.3M

The cost of living in Manchester is 30% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1500th and 3085th ($2137 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 76th and 3rd 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
$17.6
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033