Manchester vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
548K
14.3M

The cost of living in Manchester is 40% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 3273rd ($2348 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 84th and 9th 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
$20.3
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$17493

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006